A driven system of impacting pendulums: Experiments and simulations

2013/12/04 by Thomas P. Witelski, T. Witelski, Lawrence N. Virgin +3 · 1 voice
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Chaos control and synchronization #Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation #Quantum chaos and dynamical systems

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jsv.2013.11.004

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• Strictly speaking, a pivoting simple bell already is a double pendulum. Replacing the clapper with a smaller bell would create a triple (or possibly a quadruple) pendulum. As with a regular double pen [stackexchange, 7 points]