WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Trajectory of Foucault's Pendulum

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environment and the parametersfor Foucault's pendulum
length (m)
67
non-inertial rotationalangular frequency (rad/s)
0.036
latitude (rad)
1.309
initial coordinates (m)
x
4
y
0
initial velocity (m/s)
v
x
1.5
v
y
0
swing time (s)
200
This Demonstration shows the trajectory of the Foucault pendulum. The
x(t)
and
y(t)
plots are shown, along with the
x
versus
y
phase diagram for the trajectory.
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