🌀 Double Pendulum Chaos Simulation

A visualization of 200 double pendulums with slightly different initial conditions, demonstrating chaotic behavior.

Table of Contents

• Dependencies
• Installation
• Usage
• Configuration
• Controls
• License

📦 Dependencies

• SFML (Simple and Fast Multimedia Library)
• C++17 compiler
• Make build system

Installing SFML

Linux:

sudo apt-get install libsfml-dev

🛠️ Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yursds/double_pendulum_chaos.git
cd double_pendulum_chaos

2. Build the project:

make

🚀 Usage

Run the simulation:

./main

⚙️ Configuration

Modify simulation parameters in include/double_pendulum.h:

• Number of pendulums
• Initial angle ranges
• Physical properties (masses, lengths)
• Visual properties (colors, trail length)

🎮 Controls

Key	Action
SPACE	Start/Pause simulation
LEFT/RIGHT	Adjust first angle (±π/36)
UP/DOWN	Adjust second angle (±π/36)
R	Reset simulation
ESCAPE	Quit application