The Magnetic Pendulum, A Classical Mechanics Analysis
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I investigate the motion of a pendumlum swinging above three magnets using small angle approximation and Lagrangian mechanics. I also use python to simulate and graph some interesting 2D projections of the pendulum's trajectory.
Alice X.
PhD student in the Daraio Group at Caltech studying nonlinear dynamics and wave physics in mechanical metamaterials. Recovering robot builder. Interested in ways we can make STEM education more accessible.