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Oscillations
Summary of the results
spring
pendulum
equation
d
2
u/dt
2
= - (C
el
/m) u
d
2
α/dt
2
= - (g/
) α
solution
u(t) = A sin(ωt)
α(t) = α
max
sin(ωt)
angular
frequency
ω = √(C
el
/m)
ω = √(g/
)
depends
on mass
yes
no
depends
on amplitude
no
no
depends
on gravity
no
yes
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