http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/121168-Pendulum-Waves en-us 2026 Maplesoft, A Division of Waterloo Maple Inc. Maplesoft Document System Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:32:56 GMT Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:32:56 GMT The latest comments added to the Blog Entry, Pendulum Waves http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/121168-Pendulum-Waves http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/121168-Pendulum-Waves?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Pendulum Waves:Comments#comment121579 <p>An exact expression for the period is T = 4*sqrt(L/g)*EllipticK(sin(theta/2)).</p> The latest comments added to the Blog Entry, Pendulum Waves 121579 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:38:29 Z Robert Israel Robert Israel http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/121168-Pendulum-Waves?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Pendulum Waves:Comments#comment121581 <p><a href="http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/121168-Pendulum-Waves#comment121579">@Robert Israel</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>MapleSim's Parameter block does not understand the EllipticK function (that's why I didn't use the exact expression).&nbsp; I can, however,&nbsp; just type the power series expansion into the Parameter block.</p> The latest comments added to the Blog Entry, Pendulum Waves 121581 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:04:41 Z Samir Khan Samir Khan http://www.mapleprimes.com/maplesoftblog/121168-Pendulum-Waves?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Pendulum Waves:Comments#comment123593 I am at the ictmt10.org event in Portsmouth. This is a fascinating example, thank you. The latest comments added to the Blog Entry, Pendulum Waves 123593 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:52:28 Z Surak Surak