Travis Rods

The Falling U-Shaped Chain model simulates the dynamics of a discrete falling chain with total length L and n links. Each link is acted on by the force of gravity mg and by the link-link interaction. A freely falling object is released near the last link for comparison. The surprise is that the...


Platforms: Mac

Double Pendulum Phase Space Model written by Dieter Roess The Double Pendulum Phase Space Model shows a frictionless double pendulum that is driven periodically by an external source. The massless rigid pendulum rods are shown as straight lines. Masses are concentrated in the center of the...


Platforms: Mac