Abstract
A phenomenological equation of motion is proposed to account for two distinctive features of low-frequency inverted pendulums: frequency independent internal losses and instability at resonance frequencies below a critical threshold. The comparison with recent experimental data is discussed in detail. A new characterization of the background loss for a mass suspended as a pendulum by wires is also derived.
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