Coffee cup pendulum (demonstration and simulation)

[Fu-Kwun Hwang]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSFXzL4vCPg


The following is a simulation for the above case.

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 Lagrangian's equation of motion L = T - U


 with

and


We will get the following equations