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Hooke's Law and the Harmonic Oscillator
written by Adrian Fernandez-Gavela, Cristina Gonzalez-Gago, and M. A. Cerdeira
When a mass hanging from a spring is separated a small distance from the equilibrium position, it oscillates under the action of a restoring force proportional to the distance to the equilibrium point. It can be verified that, in this situation, the mass describes a simple harmonic motion.  To study the restoring forces and the resulting motion we used a vertically hanging spring with a mass holder at the bottom. The oscillation motion of the different hanging masses is recorded, and the videos are analyzed with Tracker to obtain the respective trajectories.
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Fernandez-Gavela, A., Gonzalez-Gago, C., & Cerdeira, M. (2021). Hooke's Law and the Harmonic Oscillator. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15702&DocID=5447
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Fernandez-Gavela, A, C. Gonzalez-Gago, and M. Cerdeira. "Hooke's Law and the Harmonic Oscillator." 2021. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15702&DocID=5447 (accessed 5 October 2024).
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Fernandez-Gavela, Adrian, Cristina Gonzalez-Gago, and M. A. Cerdeira. Hooke's Law and the Harmonic Oscillator. 2021. 5 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15702&DocID=5447>.
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