Chaotic Atelier — Double Pendulum

Correct Lagrangian dynamics with RK4 integration. Drag the bobs to set initial conditions — watch sensitivity to chaos unfold in a luminous trail.

Energy ~ conserved

Controls

120 px
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135°
165°
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Arm 1 Arm 2 Tip trail Ghost
Angular Vel.
Total Energy
Tip Speed
Time0.00 s

Equations: full nonlinear Lagrangian without small-angle approximation. Integrated with 4th-order Runge-Kutta and sub-stepping. Even tiny changes blow up — chaos.

60 FPS drag bobs • scroll to zoom
Drag tip or elbow to pose • Space pause • R reset • C clear trail