Caos em um pêndulo duplo: uma investigação utilizando videoanálise

Abstract

Chaos Theory is acontemporary subject of great importance inscience, and sometimes it is not consistently presented to the Licentiates in Physics, contributing to a mythological thinking around the subject. In this work we investigate the emergence of chaos in simple dynamic systems using video analysis with the software emph Tracker. We discuss some concepts related to this subject aiming at a contribution to the training of future physics teachers. Due to the complexity of the content, this paper presents an introduction to the most important concepts of Chaos Theory. In it, we describe some historical aspects of scientific thought initiated from Newton until the emergence of Modern Physics. We seek to emphasize the importance of non-linear and chaotic systems in the understanding of nature, through historically consolidated models.