12: Harmonic Oscillator

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    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\):: Illustration of a mass-spring system.

    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): illustrates the prototypical harmonic oscillator, the mass-spring system. A mass M is attached to one end of a spring. The other end of the spring is attached to something rigid such as a wall. The spring exerts a restoring force \(F=-k x\) on the mass when it is stretched by an amount x, i. e., it acts to return the mass to its initial position. This is called Hooke’s law and k is called the spring constant.

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