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Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes Model
written by Juan Aguirregabiria
edited by Wolfgang Christian
The Ejs Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes model displays the motion of coupled oscillators, two masses connected by three springs.  The initial position of the two masses, the spring constant of the three springs, the damping coefficient for each mass, and the driving force and driving force frequency for the left mass can be changed via text boxes.  You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.  

Ejs Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_ehu_oscillations_normal.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.  Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models.  Additional Ejs models for classical mechanics are available.  They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
1 source code document is available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Oscillations & Waves
- Oscillations
= Coupled Oscillations
= Normal Modes
- Upper Undergraduate
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
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Free access
License:
This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license. Additional information is available.
Rights Holder:
Juan M. Aguirregabiria
Merlot:
pending
Keywords:
Easy Java Simulations, Ejs, OSP, Open Source Physics, coupled oscillators, damped oscillator, normal modes, springs
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created October 13, 2008 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:
June 3, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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when Cataloged:
October 1, 2008
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J. Aguirregabiria, Computer Program COUPLED OSCILLATORS AND NORMAL MODES MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8176&DocID=860).
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J. Aguirregabiria, Computer Program COUPLED OSCILLATORS AND NORMAL MODES MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8176&DocID=860>.
APA Format
Aguirregabiria, J. (2008). Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8176&DocID=860
Chicago Format
Aguirregabiria, Juan. "Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8176&DocID=860 (accessed 29 March 2024).
MLA Format
Aguirregabiria, Juan. Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2008. Java (JRE) 1.5. 29 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8176&DocID=860>.
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@misc{ Author = "Juan Aguirregabiria", Title = {Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes Model}, Month = {October}, Year = {2008} }
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