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American Journal of Physics -- September 2009 -- Volume 77, Issue 9, pp. 834

Mechanics of two pendulums coupled by a stressed spring

M. Maianti1, S. Pagliara1, G. Galimberti1, and F. Parmigiani2

1Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università Cattolica, via Musei 41, 25121 Brescia, Italy
2Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trieste, via A. Valerio 2, 34127 Trieste, Italy

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The mechanics of two pendulums coupled by a stressed spring is discussed, and the behavior for small oscillations is described. When the system is in its highest symmetry configuration, the pendulums are independent and the normal frequencies are degenerate.

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pendulums, physics education, springs (mechanical), stress effects

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Received Jul 2007
Accepted May 2009
Online Aug 2009

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0002-9505 (print)  

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.3147211

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