Oscillation Definition and 770 Threads

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    Harmonic oscillation with friction

    Hello, I want to include kinetic friction into the harmonic oscillator. A small blocks is attached to a horiontal spring on a table. Because there is kinetic friction there are two forces on the blok that we need to describe the oscillation. First, the force that the spring exerts and second...
  2. A

    Two masses connected by spring, find period of oscillation

    Homework Statement Two masses are connected by spring and slide freely without friction along horizontal track. What is period of oscillation?Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution My solution: let x1 be position of mass 1 (m1) and x2 be position of mass 2 (m2) and L be length of...
  3. PhizKid

    Max velocity for simple pendulum oscillation

    Homework Statement Show that v_max = w_max * Length of string where v_max is the velocity of the simple pendulum and w_max is the maximum angular velocity. Homework Equations \omega_{velocity} = -\theta_{max} \cdot \omega_{frequency} \cdot sin(\omega_{frequency} \cdot t + \phi) The...
  4. PhizKid

    Finding amplitude of oscillation with only k, x, v, and a

    Homework Statement An oscillating system of a block attached to a string where k = 400 at some time t has a position x of 0.1 m, velocity of -13.6 m/s, and accel. of -123 m/s^2. Find the amplitude of the motion. Do not use energy. Homework Equations x = Acos(wt + phi) v = -Awsin(wt +...
  5. A

    A pendulum inside an oscillation railroad car.

    Homework Statement A pendulum length l is suspended inside a railroad car. The railroad car is oscillating so that its suspension has position xs = A cos (ωt) and ys= 0. Use the angle \varphi as the generalized coordinate and write down the equations that give the Cartesian coordinates of the...
  6. E

    Rotational Kinetic Energy of a Non-Symmetrical Fixed Top

    Trust me this is not homework... My last two questions were removed cause they looked like homework... I understand its the forum policy... From now on I will post the 'seemingly homework' on the homework sections... Suppose,there's a rod of mass m1 hanging from a point... And a mass m2 is...
  7. C

    Frequency of Oscillation of a Mass on a Vertical Spring

    Homework Statement A massless spring hangs from the ceiling with a small object attached to its lower end. The object is initially held at rest in a position yi such that the spring is at its rest length. The object is then released from yi and oscillates up and down, with its lowest position...
  8. S

    What is the solution for a fixed string oscillating at both ends?

    This isn't actually a homework or coursework problem, but the style of the question is similar so I'm posting it here. Anyways, here goes. Consider a string of length L clamped at both ends, with one end at x=0 and the other at x=L. The displacement of the oscillating string can be described by...
  9. S

    How Does Damping Affect the Dynamics of a Spring-Mass System?

    Homework Statement Spring – mass system with spring constant k = 40 N/m and mass 10 kg. a. Find the angular speed and period. Draw the response X versus time t b. Linear damping is added with ζ = 4 %. Find the angular speed and period. Draw the response c. Viscous damping is added with c1 =...
  10. Y

    Oscillation above the Surface of the Earth

    Homework Statement A pendulum consists of point mass Mo swinging on a massless string of length Lo, with period To = 7.23 s on the surface of the Earth (at RE, the radius of the Earth). Find T1, the period of the same pendulum if it swings on a horizontal platform of height H = 2.23RE...
  11. Y

    Energy (Potential) and Oscillation Problem

    Homework Statement [B] Problem: A clown of mass M = 76.8 kg jumps off a tower at height H = 17.9 m above a net that is stretched horizontally. The net acts like a spring with spring constant k = 16900 N/m. How far will the net stretch before the clown comes instantaneously to rest...
  12. I

    Eliminating Piston Oscillation with PID Control in Electropneumatic Systems

    Hello everyone! We have built the following model with Automation Studio. It's a simple electropneumatic system with a 4/3 valve and a piston. I would like to eliminate the oscillation of the piston with a PID controller. Does anyone know how to do it? Thanks
  13. H

    Relating moment of Inertia and pendulum oscillation

    I took a picture of the question to help. I know that the moment of inertia for a rod (at one end, not the center) is: 1/3ML^2 And I know that the period of oscillation is: T=2∏√(L/g) But I don't know how to relate them... I tried doing Torque=Iα=Fdcosθ and solve in terms of...
  14. G

    Finding Normal Modes of Oscillation with matrix representations

    Homework Statement Two equal masses (m) are constrained to move without friction, one on the positive x-axis and one on the positive y axis. They are attached to two identical springs (force constant k) whose other ends are attached to the origin. In addition, the two masses are connected to...
  15. B

    Ratio of Damped to Initial Oscillation Amplitudes - 20 Cycles

    In the figure below, a damped simple harmonic oscillator has mass m = 300 g, k = 95 N/m, and b = 70 g/s. Assume all other components have negligible mass. What is the ratio of the amplitude of the damped oscillations to the initial amplitude at the end of 20 cycles (Adamped / Ainitial)? I...
  16. M

    How Do You Solve the Coefficients for a Forced Oscillation Equation?

    Determine the forced oscillation of a system under a force F(t) = at, if at time t = 0, the system is at rest in equilibrium (x = x' = 0) 2. Equation of motion: x" + ω²x = at 3. I've found the particular solution, but i just can't find the coeficients of the homogeneous solution (...
  17. S

    Question about Neutrino oscillation

    i would like to ask a few questions about Neutrino oscillation 1) How can i calculate/obtain the mass eigenstates and weak eigenstates of neutrino if we can get those, then how come we cannot obtain the mass eigenvalues. 2) why we know the relation between mass eigenstates and weak...
  18. C

    Oscillation of a closed subinterval

    Given \epsilon > 0 , suppose \omega_f(x) < \epsilon for each x \in [a,b] . Then show there is \delta > 0 such that for every closed interval I \in [a,b] with l(I)< \delta we have \omega_f(I) < \epsilon . My first approach to this was trying to think of it as an anaglous to the definition...
  19. K

    Natural Frequencies of oscillation

    Homework Statement What are the natural frequencies (not wavelengths) of oscillation formed in a pipe that is open at both ends and a pipe open at one end and closed at the other? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I don't understand this. I keep reading something about 2L and 4L.
  20. I

    Solving the Synchronized Oscillation of Two Pendulums

    Homework Statement Consider the two “gigantic” simple pendulums with identical masses but with different lengths as shown below. Suppose they are released from rest from position A at the same time as shown. So you understand that they will not oscillate in harmony since they will have...
  21. J

    LRC Circuit: Frequency of Oscillation determined by R

    Homework Statement How much resistance must be added to a pure LC circuit (L = 340 mH, C = 2200 pF) to change the oscillator's frequency by 0.10 percent? Will the frequency be increased or decreased? Homework Equations I'm assuming critical damping: R^2=4L/C...
  22. F

    Nutrino Mass and Oscillation problem

    I have a question: Excuse me if this has been answered on here. Neutrino's are said to travel at the speed of light. As we know anything with mass cannot travel at c. We have also observed neutrino "influxes" at the same time we observe a super nova, which means that neutrino's and photons...
  23. C

    What does the phase angle phi mean in the harmonic oscillation function?

    The function for simple harmonic oscillation is: Acos(ωT)+\phi Why is there an angle phi added to the function acos(ωT)?
  24. S

    What Is the Oscillation Period of a Pendulum Suspended by an Inclined Wall?

    Homework Statement A pendulum with the length L is suspended by a inclined wall at an β angle.The pendulum is deviated with an angle of 2*β and then set free.Determine the oscillation period(T) of the pendulum considering that all the clashes are perfectly elastic. Homework Equations...
  25. X

    Vertical Oscillation assuming no damping

    Homework Statement An 85-kg person steps into an experimental car of mass 300 kg, causing it to sink 4.5 cm on its springs. If started into vertical oscillation, and assuming no damping, at what frequency will the car and passenger vibrate on these springs. Homework Equations ω=√k/m...
  26. T

    Bloch Oscillation in 1D crystal Lattice

    Bear with me (Two part question), In the ideal case, an electron in a lattice under the influece of a static force will undergo bloch oscillations. A simple hamiltonian for this system would be: H=H° +Fx and V(x+d)=V(x) If I used the kronig-Penney Model would I be able to derive...
  27. C

    Medical Brain analysis through neural oscillation

    Is neural oscillation the only method in which we can analyze and communicate with the brain?
  28. Doofy

    Neutrino oscillation - CP violation obscured by matter effect?

    In long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments, it is possible to investigate the extent of any CP violation by looking at the difference between the rate of neutrino oscillating vs. anti-neutrinos oscillating, ie. we take \Delta P = P(\nu_\alpha \rightarrow \nu_\beta) -...
  29. M

    Oscillation of one molecule or atom

    Hello all, Many Physics texts simply say that atoms "vibrate" when heat energy is transfer to a metal bar when it is heated. Or that molecules vibrate as the result of heat transfer. I'm trying to understand what makes an atom or molecule "move" or oscillate when energy is given to it. If I...
  30. J

    What is the period of a book swinging like a pendulum?

    1. In the figure below, a book is suspended at one corner so that it can swing like a pendulum parallel to its plane. The edge lengths along the book face are 28 cm and 19 cm. If the angle through which it swings is only a few degrees, what is the period of the motion? 2. I=(ML^2)/12...
  31. S

    How Do Wind Belts Oscillate?

    Have you guys heard of wind belts? How would you model the oscillation of the actual belt?
  32. C

    Detecting Oscillation in Dynamic Models: A Time-Intensive Challenge

    For a general family of dynamic models, xk+1=f(xk), oscillation can occur; for example, the function xk+1=xn2-1 experiences oscillation under the starting value 0: (x2=x12-1=x2=02-1→x2=-1→x3=x22-1=x3=-12-1→x3=0) This type of oscillation must be capable of detection before actually pluggin...
  33. R

    How can the natural frequency of a stationary cylinder be determined?

    In this problem I guess I would first need to model the position of the cylinder with an equation and from that solve for the natural frequency. But how do I go about doing this when the object's default position is stationary?
  34. P

    Are Oscillation Periods in a Quartic Potential Always Equal?

    Homework Statement Consider a quartic potential, i.e. V(x) \equiv ax^4 + bx^3 + cx^2 + dx + e s.t. there are two local minimums for the potential. For a given particle with energy E, prove that the period of oscillation around the two minimums are the same. Homework Equations dt \equiv...
  35. P

    Oscillation in a quartic potential

    -deleted sorry- -DELETED SORRY- Realized this is probably not the best place to post this type of question
  36. G

    Solving IVP w/ Finite Difference: Strange Oscillations

    Hallo, I tried to use 'finite difference' method to solve a Initial Value Problem(IVP). For the two boundaries I used periodical condtion and for the differential operators I used 4th degree center approximations. But as result, I got this thing. Where comes this strange oscillation What do you...
  37. J

    Understanding Approximations in Angular Motion Equations

    Homework Statement It's attached. The problem and solution are given. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I circled a part of the image in red. Is this substitution supposed to be an approximation? I was thinking it was because one is referring to angular motion, so...
  38. U

    Solution of damped oscillation D.E.

    d2x + 2Kdx + w0 2 x(t) = 0 dt dt while solving this we assume the solution to be of form x = f(t)e-kt why is this exponential taken?
  39. J

    2nd Order Linear - Modeling Spring Oscillation

    To my knowledge I assume: Newton's second law of motion : F = ma = mx'' Hooke's Law F = ks where s is the distance displaced by the mass. When a mass is attached to the spring, the new spring force is: F = k(s+x) While the downward force is still: mg If the two forces...
  40. D

    What is the period of oscillation?

    A mass of 361 grams is hung from the bottom of a vertical spring and the spring stretches 64.3 cm. The hanging mass is removed, and the spring is placed horizontally on a frictionless table. One end of the spring is held fixed and the other end is attached to a 649 gm mass. The 649 gm mass is...
  41. I

    Close tube with string oscillation

    Homework Statement In attached figure, a closed tube is placed near a string that is fixed at one end and has a weight attached to its other end. When bridges A and B are positioned at the points shown,plucking the string between A and B causes the tube to resonate at its fundamental...
  42. Doofy

    Has the CP violating phase Delta in neutrino oscillation been measured at all?

    If I'm not mistaken, measuring the \delta_{CP} from the PMNS matrix may be done by comparing P(\nu_{\alpha} \rightarrow \nu_{\beta}) to P(\overline{\nu_{\alpha}} \rightarrow \overline{\nu_{\beta}}) , where P(\nu_{\alpha} \rightarrow \nu_{\beta}) - P(\overline{\nu_{\beta}} \rightarrow...
  43. J

    Solving Forced Oscillation Amplitude w/o Angular Frequency

    Does changing the angular frequency change the amplitude of a forced oscillation? If so, I don't understand how that can be. I guess that the angular frequency is based only on the springs and dampers? So assuming those are the same then the angular frequency will always be the same? Are...
  44. J

    Oscillation - car losing contact with bridge

    Homework Statement See attachment Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Ok so as the bridge is at a point ABOVE eqm acceleration is DOWN and at some point ACC down is greater than gravity acceleration. This is all true but makes no sense to logically. How could the car...
  45. Doofy

    Advice on the most relevant oscillation experiments to mention in my report?

    I'm busy writing something about neutrino oscillation - nothing big, just a few thousand words, a bit of theory, a bit of experiment. I'm trying to do a section summarising the diffierent types of experiments - ie. ones involving solar, atmospheric, reactor and accelerator neutrinos - but there...
  46. C

    Period of Oscillation of a Board Between 2 Identical Rollers

    Homework Statement Two identical rollers are mounted with their axes parallel, in a horizontal plane, a distance 2d = 26.5 cm apart. The two rollers are rotating inwardly at the top with the same angular speed (w). A long uniform board is laid across them in a direction perpendicular to their...
  47. Doofy

    Solar neutrino oscillation experiments - how do they extract the parameters?

    In oscillation experiments that use solar neutrinos, it seems that the mixing angle \theta_{12} and the mass squared difference \Delta m_{12}^2 can be determined from comparing measurements of the neutrino flux to theoretical models of what the Sun should be emitting. However, I am...
  48. B

    Classic Hole through Earth Problem. Period of Oscillation with Varying Density.

    Homework Statement This is the exact problem: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mechanics/earthole.html However, they assume that the Earth has a uniform density. I know how the density of the Earth varies with the distance from the center of the Earth. I also know the...
  49. H

    Oscillation of two masses connected to springs and a fixed point

    Q: Two masses m are connected by identical springs of constants k and they lie on a perfectly smooth surface. The extremity of one spring is fixed on the wall, the other one is loose. Find the equations for the motion of the system. Find the frequencies of oscillations. 1. Relevant equations...
  50. U

    Moment of Inertia and Frequency of Oscillation

    How do you calculate the moment of inertia given frequency of oscillation?
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