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Ejs Action for the Harmonic Oscillator Model
written by Juan Aguirregabiria
edited by Wolfgang Christian
The Ejs Action for the Harmonic Oscillator model displays the trajectory of a simple harmonic oscillator by minimizing the classical action.  The simulation displays the endpoints of the motion (t,x) which can be changed by using the text boxes or dragging, and displays the new trajectory as well as calculates the physical trajectory (that minimizes the action).  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 Action for the Harmonic Oscillator 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_analytical_mechanics_action.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
Classical Mechanics
- General
Oscillations & Waves
- Oscillations
= Simple Harmonic Motion
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
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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, action, lagrangian, least action
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created August 19, 2008 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:
June 4, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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August 18, 2008
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J. Aguirregabiria, Computer Program EJS ACTION FOR THE HARMONIC OSCILLATOR MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7892&DocID=668).
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J. Aguirregabiria, Computer Program EJS ACTION FOR THE HARMONIC OSCILLATOR MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7892&DocID=668>.
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Aguirregabiria, J. (2008). Ejs Action for the Harmonic Oscillator Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved December 5, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7892&DocID=668
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Aguirregabiria, Juan. "Ejs Action for the Harmonic Oscillator Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7892&DocID=668 (accessed 5 December 2024).
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Aguirregabiria, Juan. Ejs Action for the Harmonic Oscillator Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2008. Java (JRE) 1.5. 5 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7892&DocID=668>.
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