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ISOENERGY CURVE OF THE PENDULUM
Other names: Horus eyes, almond eyes, cat eyes, etc... |
Cartesian equation: Special case (blue curve) k = 1: double sinusoid: |
Since the total energy of the simple
pendulum of mass m and length l forming an angle
with the vertical is equal to
,
the equation of the isoenergy curve is
.
They are the curves above, with
.
The two blue sinusoids above are the limit between the
oscillating pendulum (closed internal curves) and the turning pendulum
(external curves).
See on this
page a superb animation tracing the isoenergy curves, including the
case of the motion with friction.
With |
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