Questions tagged [oscillators]
A mechanical or electronic system or device that works on the principles of oscillation, that is a periodic fluctuation between two things based on changes in energy. These range from abstract models such as a harmonic oscillator to electrical devices such as an LC circuit.
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Finding velocity of the bob of a pendulum without 'Work energy conservation' (Non SHM) [closed]
The situation is as follows:-
A pendulum is fixed to a horizontal roof. The free end is is taken aside so that the thread forms a right angle with the vertical and then it is released.
Find the ...
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Experiments on double pendulums: Does it take the same time to stop each time I dropped them from the extended horizontal position? Why?
Experiments on double pendulums: Does it take the same time to stop each time I dropped them from the extended horizontal position? Why?
Consider you dropped a double pendulum extended from the ...
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Why are SHM formulas applicable to waves on strings? Are they applicable for all transverse waves?
This is a very basic and conceptual doubt, I am in high school, they have taught us SHM formulas in school and told us to apply it on waves on strings, but I had a problem connecting the dots and in ...
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Mechanism of Guitar String Tuning: Tension, Length, and Material Properties
I'm trying to understand the precise physical mechanism involved when tuning a guitar string, specifically from the perspective of the string's tension.
When we turn the tuning pegs, we intuitively ...
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Why the velocity along the $y$-axis is zero at lowest point in pendulum though work is done by the force along $y$-axis?
Imagine a pendulum where the bob was at some height from the lowest point and the rope created an angle $\theta$ with the vertical. The bob is released and reaches at the lowest point. So the net ...
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Confusion on the equation describing the motion of a simple pendulum using the torque
I know there are similar questions on this site (see here, for example) , but I couldn't find them really helpful for me. I am trying to describe the motion of a simple pendulum using the torque of ...
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Explanation for why higher driving amplitude leads to chaos in driven pendulum
What is the qualitative explanation for why a higher driving amplitude lead to chaos in a driven pendulum?
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Something miscommunicated in Kater's Pendulum description
Kater's Pendulum, as explained for example here, is a compound pendulum that can be reversed and the period measured from either side's pivot. If a sliding mass is adjusted so that the two periods are ...
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Hitting a tuning fork at a non-natural frequency
What sound would be made if we hit a tuning fork, which produces sound at some frequency of $A~\mathrm{Hz}$, at a frequency of $B~\mathrm{Hz}$? That is to say, we hit the tuning fork at a constant ...
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Modeling a system to indirectly represent the dynamics of a ring on a string
Original question: A rope of length l (l>d) is attached between two walls (at the same elevation) a distance d apart; initially slack. A ring of mass m is threaded onto the rope, it forms a "V&...
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Why periodic motion as a clock?
Isn't it circular to say that we use periodic processes to define a time interval?
Because in order to determine whether a process is periodic, i.e. whether the same changes always repeat at the same ...
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What equation shows the relationship between the beat period of a coupled oscillator and the length of the pendulums? [closed]
I am working on a project that involves investigating coupled oscillators. The system in question is two pendulums of equal length and mass coupled by a spring. The initial conditions of the system ...
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Is this Y-shaped pendulum equivalent to this single pendulum?
As shown below, a mass point is suspended by two ropes of the same length. The mass can swing back and forth (into and out of your screen if looking at this picture) slightly, forming a pendulum. If ...
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Is it possible that gravitational waves emanating from matter have a "current" flowing in the opposite direction, leading towards the source matter?
In the case of electric current, we consider a conventional direction opposite to the natural movement of electrons. Would it be possible for something similar to happen with gravity? Do gravitational ...
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What would be the sign of driving force in Force law for the spring mass system where the support itself oscillates? [duplicate]
Edit:There is a similar question asked by someone on physics stack exchange,but my question is about how assign Sign for the Driving force term.Is it intrinsically negative with respect to the ...
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