Simple harmonic motion is the name given to oscillatory motion for a system where the net force can be described by Hooke's law. If the net force can …
Stability is an important concept in oscillation. If an equilibrium point is stable, a slight disturbance of an object that is initially at the stable …
To determine the energy of a simple harmonic oscillator, consider all the forms of energy it can have during its simple harmonic motion. According to …
A simple pendulum consists of a small diameter ball suspended from a string, which has negligible mass but is strong enough to not stretch. In our daily …
A torsional pendulum involves the oscillation of a rigid body in which the restoring force is provided by the torsion in the string from which the rigid …
In the real world, oscillations seldom follow true simple harmonic motion. A system that continues its motion indefinitely without losing its amplitude is …
If the amount of damping in a system is gradually increased, the period and frequency start to become affected because damping opposes, and hence slows, …
When an oscillator is forced with a periodic driving force, the motion may seem chaotic. The motions of such oscillators are known as transients. After …
If a driven oscillator needs to resonate at a specific frequency, then very light damping is required. An example of light damping includes playing piano …
One interesting characteristic of the simple harmonic motion (SHM) of an object attached to a spring is that the angular frequency, and the period and …
Consider a coffee mug hanging on a hook in a pantry. If the mug gets knocked, it oscillates back and forth like a pendulum until the oscillations die
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Cavity optomechanics experiments that parametrically couple the phonon modes and photon modes have been investigated in various optical systems including …
A strategy based on doped liquid crystalline networks is described to create mechanical self-sustained oscillations of plastic films under continuous …
