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Ejs Orbiting Mass with Spring Force Model
written by Juan Aguirregabiria
edited by Wolfgang Christian
The Ejs Orbiting Mass with Spring Force model displays the frictionless dynamics of a mass constrained to orbit on a table due to a spring.  The simulation displays the motion of the mass as well as the effective potential energy.  The initial velocity, k/m, and the proper or natural length of the spring can be changed via textboxes.  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 Orbiting Mass with Spring Force 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_central_forces_spring.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 Newtonian 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
- Motion in Two Dimensions
Oscillations & Waves
- Oscillations
= Springs and Oscillators
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
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© 2008 Juan M. Aguirregabiria
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Keywords:
Easy Java Simulations, Ejs, OSP, Open Source Physics, orbit, spring, spring force
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created August 19, 2008 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:
June 5, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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August 18, 2008
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J. Aguirregabiria, Computer Program EJS ORBITING MASS WITH SPRING FORCE MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7895&DocID=671).
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J. Aguirregabiria, Computer Program EJS ORBITING MASS WITH SPRING FORCE MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7895&DocID=671>.
APA Format
Aguirregabiria, J. (2008). Ejs Orbiting Mass with Spring Force Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7895&DocID=671
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Aguirregabiria, Juan. "Ejs Orbiting Mass with Spring Force Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7895&DocID=671 (accessed 10 November 2024).
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Aguirregabiria, Juan. Ejs Orbiting Mass with Spring Force Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2008. Java (JRE) 1.5. 10 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7895&DocID=671>.
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@misc{ Author = "Juan Aguirregabiria", Title = {Ejs Orbiting Mass with Spring Force Model}, Month = {August}, Year = {2008} }
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