Md-3 Coupled Pendula
Published: Thursday 09 March 2006 - Updated: Thursday 24 March 2011
Aim
To demonstrate the transfer of energy in a weakly coupled system.
Apparatus
Coupled pendula
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Description
One of the pendulum bobs is set swinging. It transfers its energy of vibration to the second pendulum. The motion is transferred back and forth between the two pendula with a period of approximately 10 seconds.