Double pendulum
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A double pendulum is a pendulum with another pendulum attached to its end, and is a simple physical system that exhibits rich dynamic behavior. The motion of a double pendulum is governed by a set of coupled ordinary differential equations. Above a certain energy its motion is chaotic.
External links
- ScienceWorld article with details of the complicated equations involved (http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/DoublePendulum.html)
- Double pendulum simulation (http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~plynch/SwingingSpring/doublependulum.html)Template:Physics-stub