The Pendulum in the 21st Century--Relic or Trendsetter

Details The Pendulum in the 21st Century--Relic or Trendsetter The Pendulum in the 21st Century--Relic or Trendsetter

2002-06-28

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0207001v1

Physics

Classical Physics

11 pages, 8 figures

Scientific paper

When identifying instruments that have had great influence on the history of physics, none comes to mind more quickly than the pendulum. Though 'birthed' by Galileo in the 16th century, and in some respects nearly 'dead' by the middle of the 20th century; the pendulum experienced 'rebirth' by becoming an archetype of chaos. With the resulting acclaim for its surprising behavior at large amplitudes, one might expect that there would already be widespread interest in another of its significant nonlinearities. Such is not the case, however, and the complex motions of small amplitude physical pendula are barely known. The present paper shows that a simply-constructed metallic rod pendulum is capable of demonstrating rich physics in a largely unstudied area.

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