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10 pendula connected to each other
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| Description |
English: If instead of a double pendulum you chain many together, they behave like a chain. If there is no friction or restriction on curvature, the system start showing its chaotic nature after a while. |
| Date | |
| Source | https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1346753297223458817 |
| Author | Jacopo Bertolotti |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1030470604418428929 |
Mathematica 12.0 code
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n = 10;
vars = Table[\[Theta][j, t], {j, 1, n}];
coord = Accumulate@Table[r[j, t] = {Sin[vars[[j]] ], Cos[vars[[j]] ]}, {j, 1, n}];
norm[v_] := Sqrt[Sum[v[[j]]^2, {j, 1, Dimensions[v][[1]]}]];
L = FullSimplify[(Total[(norm /@ D[coord, t])^2] - Total@coord[[All, 2]])];
eqs = FullSimplify@Table[D[D[L, \!\(\*SuperscriptBox[\(\[Theta]\), TagBox[RowBox[{"(", RowBox[{"0", ",", "1"}], ")"}],Derivative],MultilineFunction->None]\)[j, t]], t] - D[L, \[Theta][j, t]] == 0, {j,1, n}];
initialcond01 = Table[\[Theta][j, 0] == \[Pi] - \[Pi]/2.5 - RandomReal[{-10^-6, 10^-6}], {j, 1, n}];
initialcond02 = Table[\[Theta][j, 0] == \[Pi] - \[Pi]/2.5 - RandomReal[{-10^-6, 10^-6}], {j, 1, n}];
initialcond03 = Table[\[Theta][j, 0] == \[Pi] - \[Pi]/2.5 - RandomReal[{-10^-6, 10^-6}], {j, 1, n}];
initialcond2 = Table[\!\(\*SuperscriptBox[\(\[Theta]\), TagBox[RowBox[{"(", RowBox[{"0", ",", "1"}], ")"}],Derivative], MultilineFunction->None]\)[j, 0] == 0, {j, 1, n}];
sol1 = NDSolve[Join[eqs, initialcond01, initialcond2], vars, {t, 0, 500}, Method -> {"EquationSimplification" -> "Residual"}];
sol2 = NDSolve[Join[eqs, initialcond02, initialcond2], vars, {t, 0, 500}, Method -> {"EquationSimplification" -> "Residual"}];
sol3 = NDSolve[Join[eqs, initialcond03, initialcond2], vars, {t, 0, 500}, Method -> {"EquationSimplification" -> "Residual"}];
frames = Table[
Graphics3D[{
Thickness[0.005],
Cyan,
Sphere[{0, 0, 0}, 0.2],
Table[ Sphere[ Join[Evaluate[((coord /. sol1)[[1, j]]) /. {t -> \[Tau]} ], {0}], 0.2], {j, 1, n}],
Line[Join[{{0, 0, 0}}, Table[Join[Evaluate[((coord /. sol1)[[1, j]]) /. {t -> \[Tau]} ], {0}], {j, 1, n}]]]
,
Orange,
Sphere[{0, 0, 0}, 0.2],
Table[Sphere[Join[Evaluate[((coord /. sol2)[[1, j]]) /. {t -> \[Tau]} ], {0}], 0.21], {j, 1, n}],
Line[Join[{{0, 0, 0}}, Table[Join[Evaluate[((coord /. sol2)[[1, j]]) /. {t -> \[Tau]} ], {0}], {j, 1, n}]]]
,
Purple,
Sphere[{0, 0, 0}, 0.2],
Table[Sphere[Join[Evaluate[((coord /. sol3)[[1, j]]) /. {t -> \[Tau]} ], {0}], 0.22], {j, 1, n}],
Line[Join[{{0, 0, 0}}, Table[Join[Evaluate[((coord /. sol3)[[1, j]]) /. {t -> \[Tau]} ], {0}], {j, 1, n}]]]
}, PlotRange -> {{-n - 1, n + 1}, {-n - 1, n/2}, {-1, 1}}, Background -> Black, ViewPoint -> Above, Boxed -> False]
, {\[Tau], 0, 300, 1}];
ListAnimate[frames]
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