harmonic oscillator

English

Noun

harmonic oscillator (plural harmonic oscillators)

(classical mechanics) A system which, when displaced from its equilibrium position, experiences a restoring force $F$ proportional to the displacement $x$ according to Hooke's law: $F=-kx\,$ , where $k$ is a positive constant.

Translations

system

Czech: harmonický oscilátor m
Finnish: harmoninen värähtelijä
Italian: oscillatore armonico m

Romanian: oscilator armonic n
Russian: гармони́ческий осцилля́тор m (garmoníčeskij oscilljátor)
Spanish: oscilador armónico m

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