An Approximate Expression for the Large Angle Period of a Simple Pendulum
Physics Education
2016-09-08 v1 General Physics
Abstract
A heuristic but pedagogical derivation is given of an explicit formula which accurately reproduces the period of a simple pendulum even for large amplitudes. The formula is compared with others in the literature.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0303036,
title = {An Approximate Expression for the Large Angle Period of a Simple Pendulum},
author = {Rajesh R. Parwani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0303036},
year = {2016}
}
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6 pages