Pendulum waves: A model of Thomae's function

Publisher:
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
American Journal of Physics, 2023, 91, (12), pp. 964-969
Issue Date:
2023-12-01
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The pendulum wave apparatus exhibits cyclic pendulum patterns, including wave-like motion and pendulums alignments. This work presents a complete analytical solution to the times and numbers of pendulum alignment, which is shown to be a subset of Thomae's function. Based on the properties of this function and basic number theory, a comprehensive analysis of pendulum patterns is presented.
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