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Synchronization of metronomes
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Synchronization is a common phenomenon in physical and biological systems. We examine the synchronization of two (and more) metronomes placed on a freely moving base. The small motion of the base couples the pendulums causing synchronization. The synchronization is generally in-phase, with antiphase synchronization occurring only under special conditions. The metronome system provides a mechanical realization of the popular Kuramoto model for synchronization of biological oscillators, and is excellent for classroom demonstrations and an undergraduate physics lab.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pantaleone, J.
- Venue
- American Journal of Physics
- Published
- 2002-09-12
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 992-1000
- ISSN
- 0002-9505 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-2909
- OpenAlex
- W1983526251
- Cited by
- 324
- References
- 19
- FWCI
- 0.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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