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We discuss several steady-state rotation and oscillation modes of the planar parametric rotator and pendulum with damping. We consider a general elliptic trajectory of the suspension point for both rotator and pendulum, for the latter at an…

Classical Physics · Physics 2011-03-10 Antonio O. Bouzas

The classical dynamics of a particle that is driven by a rapidly oscillating potential (with frequency $\omega$) is studied. The motion is separated into a slow part and a fast part that oscillates around the slow part. The motion of the…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2007-05-23 Saar Rahav , Eli Geva , Shmuel Fishman

A physical pendulum with variable point of suspension (and, as an outcome, variable inertia moment) is experimentally analysed. In particular, the period of the small oscillations as a function of position of the suspension point is…

Physics Education · Physics 2019-10-02 Martin Monteiro , Cecilia Stari , Cecilia Cabeza , Arturo C. Marti

We consider the forced motion of a relativistic particle constrained on a curve and present sufficient conditions for periodic oscillations by means of an illustrative geometrical approach. Obtained result is illustrated by a few examples…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2015-08-11 Ivan Polekhin

This study investigates the dynamics of a magnetic pendulum under time-varying magnetic excitation with a position-dependent phase. The system exhibits complex chaotic and regular dynamics, validated through simulations and experiments. The…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2025-01-03 Krystian Polczyński , Maksymilian Bednarek , Jan Awrejcewicz

In the paper we consider systems in oscillating force fields such that the classical method of averaging can be applied. We present sufficient conditions for the existence of forced oscillations in such systems and study the asymptotic…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-12-11 Ivan Polekhin

This paper shows the study of interesting mechanical properties of Wilberforce pendulum. Analyzing qualitatively of the pendulum, it is able to know how the phenomenon occurs. By setting of the quantitative model, equation of the motion is…

Classical Physics · Physics 2021-08-09 S. Lee

In this paper we explore the stability of an inverted pendulum with generalized parametric excitation described by a superposition of $N$ sines with different frequencies and phases. We show that when the amplitude is scaled with the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2017-04-26 Roberto da Silva , Sandra D. Prado , Henrique A. Fernandes

This study shows that typical pendulum dynamics is far from the simple equation of motion presented in textbooks. A reasonably complete damping model must use nonlinear terms in addition to the common linear viscous expression. In some…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Randall D. Peters

This paper investigates the potential for stabilizing an inverted pendulum without electric devices, using gravitational potential energy. We propose a wheeled mechanism on a slope, specifically, a wheeled double pendulum, whose second…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-09-17 Katsutoshi Yoshida , Munehisa Sekikawa , Kenta Hosomi

In this paper we show that there are applications that transform the movement of a pendulum into movements in $\mathbb{R}^3$. This can be done using Euler top system of differential equations. On the constant level surfaces, Euler top…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2009-05-28 O. Chis , D. Opris

The oscillation periods bounded by a simple pendulum and an oscillating rigid rod are illustrated using a multiple pendulum. Oscillation periods between these two limits are obtained. A theoretical approach using the Lagrangian formalism…

Physics Education · Physics 2007-05-23 J C Zamora , F Fajardo , J-Alexis Rodriguez

The conformability of angular observales (angular momentum and azimuthal angle) with the mathematical rules of quantum mechanics is a question which still rouses debates. It is valued negatively within the existing approaches which are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Dumitru

The normal and the inverted pendulum continue to be one of the main physical models and metaphors in science. The inverted pendulum is also a classic study case in control theory. In this paper we consider a special demonstration version of…

Biological Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Frank Borg

A new general equation to explain bending of arbitrary rods (from arbitrary materials, cross sections, densities, strengthnesses, bending angles, etc) was proposed. This equation can solve several problems found in classical equations,…

Computational Physics · Physics 2016-09-06 Mikrajuddin Abdullah

Using Euler's equations of motion and the Hamiltonian formulation, we obtain the equations of motion of systems with internal angular momentum that are moving with respect to a given reference frame, when subjected to a torque which is…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Dorado

We identify the nonlinear normal modes spawning from the stable equilibrium of a double pendulum under gravity, and we establish their connection to homoclinic orbits through the unstable upright position as energy increases. This result is…

Pendulums have long fascinated humans ever since Galileo theorized that they are isochronic with regards to their swing. While this simplification is useful in the case of small-angle pendulums due to the accuracy of the small-angle…

Classical Physics · Physics 2018-05-02 Nicolas Graber-Mitchell

The study of the motion of a rigid body on a plane (RBP motion) is usually one of the most challenging topics that students face in introductory physics courses. In this paper, we discuss a couple of problems which are typically used in…

Physics Education · Physics 2020-11-19 Diego Luis Gonzalez , Alejandro Gomez Cadavid , Yeinzon Rodriguez

A Swinging Atwood Machine (SAM) is built and some experimental results concerning its dynamic behaviour are presented. Experiments clearly show that pulleys play a role in the motion of the pendulum, since they can rotate and have…