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15.5 Damped Oscillations
Drag draining energy from an oscillator, with equations of motion for underdamped, critically damped, and overdamped decay of amplitude.
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15.5 Exercise 1
Why are completely undamped harmonic oscillators so rare?
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15.5 Exercise 2
Give an example of a damped harmonic oscillator. (They are more common than undamped or simple harmonic oscillators.)
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15.5 Exercise 4
Most harmonic oscillators are damped and, if undriven, eventually come to a stop. Why?
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15.5 Exercise 5
The amplitude of a lightly damped oscillator decreases by during each cycle. What percentage of the mechanical energy of the oscillator is lost in each cycle?
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