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Amplitude: maximum displacement from equilibrium
Period: time for one cycle
Frequency:
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Simple harmonic motion |
When the restoring force is proportional to the displacement from equilibrium, the oscillation is simple harmonic motion. |
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trial solution: |
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angular frequency independent of amplitude |
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A is the amplitude and is the initial phase angle (λÏà½Ç) |
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Simple harmonic motion viewed as a projection |
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Compare a SHM with a uniform circular motion with an angular velocity |
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Circular motion: |
Projection: |
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Energy in SHM |
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Vertical SHM |
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Angular SHM-torsion pendulum (Ť°Ú) |
Restoring torque:
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Vibrations of molecules |
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Lennard-Jones potential: |
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