OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES - MECHANICAL OSCILLATIONS
MECHANICAL OSCILLATIONS
1. Harmonic motion equation and its solution:
where is the natural oscillation frequency
2. Damped oscillation equation and its solution:
where is the damping coefficient,
is the frequency of damped oscillation;
3. Logarithmic damping decrement ? and quality factor Q:
where
4.Forced oscillation equation and its steady-state solution:
Where
5.Maximum shift amplitude occurs at