Synchronization if a common phenomenon in physical and biological systems. We examine the synchronization of two metronomes placed on a freely moving base. I hope this physical model could provide a mechanical realization of the Kuramoto model for synchronizations.

 

Reference

[1] Chun-Hsiung Hsia, C.Y. Jung, and B. Kwon, On the synchronization theory of Kuramoto oscillators under the effect of inertia

[2] James Pantaleone, Synchronization of metronomes

[3] Strogatz, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Chaos