Magnetic Pendulum

How to Use

This is a physics simulation showing how a magnetic pendulum moves under chaotic forces. • Watch the pendulum swing in real-time from above and side view panels • Hold Shift key and hover over either view panel to grab and move the pendulum with your mouse • Use sliders in the center panel to adjust gravity, spring constant, and individual magnet strengths • Blue circles around magnets show their magnetic field strength - larger circles mean stronger magnets • Click "Add Magnet" to place new magnets, or try preset arrangements from the links • Click "Start/Stop" to pause or resume the simulation • Click "Show Trace" to see the complete path the pendulum has traveled • Click "Clear Trace" to erase the path trail • Experiment with different magnet positions and strengths to see how they create chaotic, unpredictable motion patterns The goal is to explore chaos theory by observing how small changes in magnet placement or strength create dramatically different pendulum behaviors.