Nonlinear Pendulum: A Simple Generalization
Neto, J. P. Juchem
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In this work we solve the nonlinear second order differential equation of the simple pendulum with a general initial angular displacement (θ(0)=θ₀) and velocity (θ(0)=ϕ₀), obtaining a closed-form solution in terms of the Jacobi elliptic function sn(u,k), and of the the incomplete elliptical integral of the first kind F(φ,k). Such a problem can be used to introduce concepts like elliptical integrals and functions to advanced undergraduate students, to motivate the use of Computer Algebra Systems to analyze the solutions obtained, and may serve as an exercise to show how to carry out a simple generalization, taking as a starting point the paper of Beléndez et al belendez, where they have considered the standard case θ(0)=0.
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