Separation: 0.000
Est. λ: —
t: 0.0s
About: The double pendulum is a canonical chaotic system: two rigid rods with a pivot each, governed by Lagrangian mechanics. Two pendulums launched with an angle difference of 0.001° diverge exponentially — the Lyapunov exponent λ quantifies this growth rate. The colorful trail of bob 2 traces the fractal-like attractor structure in phase space. The equations of motion are solved via 4th-order Runge-Kutta integration.