Angular SHM follows where is the torsional constant and is the angular displacement. The equation of motion is , giving and . For a physical (compound) pendulum of mass with COM at distance from pivot: , where is the moment of inertia about the pivot. The equivalent simple pendulum length is .
Part of JWAVE-01 — Simple Harmonic Motion
Angular SHM — Torsional Pendulum
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