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  2. Simple harmonic motion - Wikipedia

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    A mass m attached to a spring of spring constant k exhibits simple harmonic motion in closed space. The equation for describing the period: = shows the period of oscillation is independent of the amplitude, though in practice the amplitude should be small. The above equation is also valid in the case when an additional constant force is being ...

  3. Harmonic oscillator - Wikipedia

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    When a spring is stretched or compressed by a mass, the spring develops a restoring force. Hooke's law gives the relationship of the force exerted by the spring when the spring is compressed or stretched a certain length: F ( t ) = − k x ( t ) , {\displaystyle F(t)=-kx(t),} where F is the force, k is the spring constant, and x is the ...

  4. Inverted pendulum - Wikipedia

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    The mass of the cart and the point mass at the end of the rod are denoted by M and m. The rod has a length l. The pendulum is assumed to consist of a point mass, of mass m {\displaystyle m} , affixed to the end of a massless rigid rod, of length ℓ {\displaystyle \ell } , attached to a pivot point at the end opposite the point mass.

  5. Elastic pendulum - Wikipedia

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    In physics and mathematics, in the area of dynamical systems, an elastic pendulum [1] [2] (also called spring pendulum [3] [4] or swinging spring) is a physical system where a piece of mass is connected to a spring so that the resulting motion contains elements of both a simple pendulum and a one-dimensional spring-mass system. [2]

  6. Oscillation - Wikipedia

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    The spring-mass system illustrates some common features of oscillation, namely the existence of an equilibrium and the presence of a restoring force which grows stronger the further the system deviates from equilibrium. In the case of the spring-mass system, Hooke's law states that the restoring force of a spring is: =

  7. Hooke's law - Wikipedia

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    A mass suspended by a spring is the classical example of a harmonic oscillator A mass m attached to the end of a spring is a classic example of a harmonic oscillator . By pulling slightly on the mass and then releasing it, the system will be set in sinusoidal oscillating motion about the equilibrium position.

  8. Complex harmonic motion - Wikipedia

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    In physics, complex harmonic motion is a complicated realm based on the simple harmonic motion.The word "complex" refers to different situations. Unlike simple harmonic motion, which is regardless of air resistance, friction, etc., complex harmonic motion often has additional forces to dissipate the initial energy and lessen the speed and amplitude of an oscillation until the energy of the ...

  9. Helmholtz resonance - Wikipedia

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    The underlying principle involves the vibration of the air mass in the neck of the resonator, acting analogously to a mass on a spring. When external forces, such as airflow, disturb this air mass, it oscillates and causes the air within the cavity to resonate.