Coupled pendulums
Experiment no.: 5.4.1
Depending on the initial conditions, two coupled pendulums will swing either in phase or in opposite phase. Beating behaviour occurs on superposition of the two normal modes. This is a very nice and important experiment!
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Mathematical pendulum
Two coupled pendulums
Oscillations in phase
Oscillations in opposing phase
Beat