Fundamental Physics/Formulas/Pendulum Oscillation

Pendulum Oscillation

The differential equation which represents the motion of a simple pendulum is

{\frac {d^{2}\theta }{dt^{2}}}+{\frac {g}{\ell }}\sin \theta =0

where $g$ is acceleration due to gravity, $l$ is the length of the pendulum, and $θ$ is the angular displacement.

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