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View SchemaThe Driven Pendulum at Arbitrary Drive Angle
| Authors | Gordon J. VanDalen |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0211047 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0211047 |
| DOI | 10.1119/1.1603269 |
| Journal | Gordon J. VanDalen, Am. J. Phys. 72, 484 (2004) |
Abstract
We discuss the equation of motion of the driven pendulum and generalize it to arbitrary driving angle. The pendulum will oscillate about a stable angle other than straight down if the drive amplitude and frequency are large enough for a given drive angle. The emphasis is on the parameters associated with a simply made demonstration apparatus.
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