POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.animations : a newton's cradle : Re: a newton's cradle Server Time
18 Jul 2024 16:28:34 EDT (-0400)
  Re: a newton's cradle  
From: scott
Date: 26 Jun 2004 11:57:09
Message: <40dd9cd5@news.povray.org>
scott wrote:

> > In article <40dd92a6$1@news.povray.org>, "scott" <spa### [at] spamcom>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > But you're right, for an "average" sized model (maybe 15cm tall)
> > > it should be much faster, let me look up the time period for a
> > > pendulum formula...
> >
> >
> > Yep, and remember that the angle between your pendulum and the
> > vertical axe is a sinus function of time. I couldn't see if it were
> > used here or not. (definitly too slow ;) )
>
> The angle=sine(time) at the moment, but actually that is not
> physically correct.
>
> The equation for a pendulum is ang.accel = g * sin(angle), whereas
> most people just use ang.accel = g * angle :-)

OK here is newer version with correct time period for model height (120mm).


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