"""Plot the exact linear pendulum solution; output is relative to cwd. Tested with Python 3.14.4, NumPy 2.3.5 and Matplotlib 3.10.7. """ from pathlib import Path import matplotlib matplotlib.use("Agg") import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np def main(): k = 0.08 w = np.sqrt(1 + 2 * k) tau = np.pi / k t = np.linspace(0, 2.12 * tau, 3200) q1 = k / 2 * (np.sin(t) + np.sin(w * t) / w) q2 = k / 2 * (np.sin(t) - np.sin(w * t) / w) v1 = k / 2 * (np.cos(t) + np.cos(w * t)) v2 = k / 2 * (np.cos(t) - np.cos(w * t)) initial_energy = k**2 / 2 e1 = (v1**2 + q1**2) / (2 * initial_energy) e2 = (v2**2 + q2**2) / (2 * initial_energy) spring_energy = k * (q1 - q2) ** 2 / (2 * initial_energy) assert np.max(np.abs(e1 + e2 + spring_energy - 1)) < 1e-12 with plt.rc_context({"font.size": 11, "figure.facecolor": "white"}): fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(8.1, 3.7), layout="constrained") ax.plot(t / tau, e1, color="#1769aa", label="First pendulum", lw=1.7) ax.plot(t / tau, e2, color="#c24d20", label="Second pendulum", lw=1.7) ax.plot(t / tau, spring_energy, color="#63735d", label="Spring", lw=1) for x in (1, 2): ax.axvline(x, color="0.55", ls="--", lw=0.8) ax.set(xlim=(0, 2.12), ylim=(-0.025, 1.045), xlabel=r"Time $t/\tau$, where $\tau=\pi/k$", ylabel="Fraction of initial energy", title=r"Energy exchange after an impulse ($k=0.08$)") ax.set_xticks([0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2]) ax.grid(alpha=0.18) ax.legend(loc="center right", framealpha=0.95) fig.savefig(Path("2023-coupled-pendulum-energy-exchange.png"), dpi=130, facecolor="white", transparent=False) plt.close(fig) if __name__ == "__main__": main()