WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Forced Pendulums with Damping

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damping coefficient
0.3
length
7.5
forcing amplitude
0
forcing period
3.141
animate
Watch the evolution of two sinusoidally forced pendulums with damping. The two pendulums follow the same equation of motion and are initially separated by an angular distance of 0.01. For what conditions does the system exhibit chaotic behavior?