Atwood Machine Simulation
Two-Mass Pulley System Physics
Physics Principles
This simulation demonstrates an Atwood machine - two masses connected by a string over a frictionless pulley. The system's acceleration and string tension can be calculated using Newton's Second Law.
a = g(m₂ - m₁) / (m₁ + m₂)
T = 2g(m₁m₂) / (m₁ + m₂)
Left Mass (m₁)
8 kg
Right Mass (m₂)
12 kg
Acceleration (a)
1.96 m/s²
Tension (T)
94.08 N
