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Double Pendulum example lacks explanations
The double pendulum example has a certain mismatch between the code and the explanations surrounding it: https://tutorials.sciml.ai/html/models/01-classical_physics.html
It firstly lists the underlying equations but then provides the some code without any context while also introducing additional variables (i.e. m1, m2). This ODE function needs some context, currently no equations or additional information are provided:
function double_pendulum(xdot,x,p,t)
xdot[1]=x[2]
xdot[2]=-((g*(2*m₁+m₂)*sin(x[1])+m₂*(g*sin(x[1]-2*x[3])+2*(L₂*x[4]^2+L₁*x[2]^2*cos(x[1]-x[3]))*sin(x[1]-x[3])))/(2*L₁*(m₁+m₂-m₂*cos(x[1]-x[3])^2)))
xdot[3]=x[4]
xdot[4]=(((m₁+m₂)*(L₁*x[2]^2+g*cos(x[1]))+L₂*m₂*x[4]^2*cos(x[1]-x[3]))*sin(x[1]-x[3]))/(L₂*(m₁+m₂-m₂*cos(x[1]-x[3])^2))
end
The initial equations block only makes sense in the next subchapter (Poincaré section).
Yes indeed, I agree with you that it would be good to get this one fleshed out a bit more.