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Simple harmonic motion
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Classical mechanics
Particle dynamics
One-dimensional conservative motion
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Simple harmonic motion
obeys
x
¨
+
ω
2
x
=
0
and
has a
period independent of its
amplitude
.
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Quartic oscillator
Simple harmonic motion
Isochronous harmonic motion
Simple harmonic motion
Quartic oscillator
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0
0
Simple harmonic motion
A
quartic oscillator
adds an anharmonic term to the quadratic potential, for example
H
=
(
p
2
+
q
2
)
/2
+
ϵ
q
4
.
Isochronous harmonic motion
0
0
0
Simple harmonic motion
Harmonic
trajectories
are isochronous: all nonconstant
oscillations
with
a
fixed
frequency
have the same period, regardless of
amplitude
.
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