Re: Poincare section for double pendulum
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- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 07:07:46 -0400 (EDT)
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On Jul 30, 4:08 am, JUN <noec... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 29, 5:04 am, gal bevc <gal.b... at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Hello,
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> > I'm a relatively new user of Mathematica, who doesn't have much of
> > programming skills. For my undergraduate assingment I must analyze chaotic
> > motion of double pendulum.
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> > Until now i have got system of differential equations for equations of
> > motion for double pendulum(i have x''[t]=function(t) and
> > y''[t]=function(t)). System of differential equations can be solved for 4
> > inital conditions, x[0],y[0],x'[0] and y'[0]. With using function NDSolvei
> > got functions of angles and angular velocities for upper and lower pendulum
> > with respect to time, x[t],x'[t],y[t] and y'[t].
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> > To get a poincare section of double pendulum, i have to record position of
> > y[t] and y'[t] whenever x[t] is equal to zero and the velocity of x'[t] is a
> > positive number. In the end I must get some sort of phase diagram y[t] and
> > y'[t].
> > Because this is a Hamilton non-dissipative system, inital energy of the
> > system is a constant of time and initial energy is a function of initial
> > conditions. To get a real poincare diagram i must repeat the procedure
> > described above for different initial conditions, but for the same energy
> > level. I need mathematica to use some random numbers for initial conditions
> > in a way that the initial energy of the system stays the same. So i must
> > repeat procedure for poincare section(surface of section) for let's say 50
> > different initial conditions and then display all results in one y[t],y'[t]
> > diagram.
> > Hope that someone can help me.
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> > Thank you,
> > Gal Bevc
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> Hi,
> one way of doing this is by using StepMonitor during the numerical
> solution to look for zero-crossings of the variable x[t]:
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> Define an empty list, say
> zeros = {};
> This will be used to collect the zeros in your time interval.
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> (b)
> Define an auxiliary variable "lastX" and set it equal to the initial
> value of x (say xInitial),
> lastX = xInitial;
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> In your NDSolve block, add the following:
> ...,StepMonitor:>(If[x[t]*lastX<0,AppendTo[zeros,t]];lastX=x[t])
> This tests for zero crossings of x[t] between the current time step
> and the previous one.
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> (d)
> When NDSolve is done, the list "zeros" contains a set of approximate t
> values with x[t]=0 that you can then use to refine using FindRoot.
> Let's say your solution (in the form of rules {x->..., y->...}) is
> stored in "sol", then say
> Map[FindRoot[Evaluate[x[t]/.sol],{t,#}]&,zeros]
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> That should give you the values of t at which you would then evaluate
> y[t] and y'[t] to make the points for the Poincare section.
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> Jens
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