Chaotic Pendulum

Chaotic Pendulum

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Museum: The Clore Garden of Science
Classification:General
Item Code:ICMS-SCG-2
Photographers:Liora Goldman
Credit:The Clore Garden of Science, the Davidson Institute for Science Education
Scientific fieldPhysics
Description
A pendulum with four degrees of freedom.
Scientific principleThe exhibit demonstrates the chaotic motion of the pendulum arms. Being composed of 4 independently rotating rods it displays chaotic motion. One hundred ultraviolet LED bulbs illuminate phosphorous paint on the tips of the pendulum arms, so that in the dark one sees three spots perform random motion.