The Shape of a Rotating Chain
- This is a programme for studying the shape of a rotating chain
with N identical links.
- Note: ω0 = √(g ∕ L), where
L is the total length of the chain.
- Each segment is of length L ∕ N.
The mass of each link is concentrated at the end.
- After changing parameters, press the Update button
and scroll down to see the results.
- No more than 3 modes will be shown.
N:
ω∕ω0: