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Pendulum Wave Sync
N pendulums with tuned frequencies — emergent synchrony and wave patterns
Setup
Pendulums:
15
Cycle time:
60
s
Min swings (slowest):
30
Amplitude:
0.7
Display
Full pendulums
Bobs only
Wave line
Motion trails
Show strings
Color by position
Time
T = 0.00s
Aligned
Pause
Reset
Science
Pendulum
i
makes
n+i
full swings per cycle T.
Period: τᵢ = T/(n+i)
Angular freq: ωᵢ = 2π(n+i)/T
Length: Lᵢ = g/ωᵢ²
At t=0: all aligned. At t=T/2: half-wave. At t=T: resynchronized — a complete "concert".