Articles in category physics:
The Fractal Structure of the Double Compound Pendulum
The double compound pendulum is a fascinating physical system that exhibits chaotic behavior. In a previous article, we solved and animated the double compound pendulum. In this follow-up article, we …
Chaos in Classical Mechanics
The Double-Compound-Pendulum Solved with Python
Classical mechanics is the study of the motion of objects under the influence of forces. While it has been around for centuries, classical mechanics is still a fundamental topic in …
Visualizing the Magnetic Field in Python
A Guide to Using Matplotlib with the Biot-Savart Law
In this article, we will discuss how to visualize the magnetic field of a current using the Biot-Savart law. We will also provide Python code examples to illustrate how to …
Why the Laplacian is Everywhere
An intuitive explanation
Have you ever wondered why the Laplacian is so ubiquitous in physics and engineering? I’ve heard many explanations, many of which refer to symmetry considerations, but there is one argument …
Kronecker Products and Dirac Matrices in Python
Today, let’s play with Kronecker products in SymPy, which is a method to create matrices out of blocks of smaller matrices. The classical example for me are the Dirac gamma …
