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DescriptionSimple Pendulum Oscillator.gif
English: This animation depicts a simple pendulum consisting of a mass suspended by a light string and released from a small lateral displacement. If the amplitude is very small and the system is undamped, it behaves as a simple harmonic oscillator.
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