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On the motion of a simple pendulum
Author:
Boris Garfinkel
Journal:
Quart. Appl. Math. 16 (1958), 192-196
MSC:
Primary 70.00
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/93948
MathSciNet review:
93948
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Abstract: The vanishing of the tension in a simple pendulum supported by a flexible cord causes the particle to pass from the circular to a parabolic trajectory. The number and the nature of such transitions are related here to the value of the initial energy.
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