In classical mechanics, a harmonic oscillator is a system that, when displaced from its equilibrium position, experiences a restoring force F proportional...
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The quantum harmonic oscillator is the quantum-mechanical analog of the classical harmonic oscillator. Because an arbitrary smooth potential can usually...
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displacement from the fixed point is called simple harmonic motion. In the diagram, a simple harmonic oscillator, consisting of a weight attached to one end...
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Oscillation (redirect from Oscillator)
three dimensions, harmonic oscillators behave similarly to one dimension. The simplest example of this is an isotropic oscillator, where the restoring...
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two general types of electronic oscillators: the linear or harmonic oscillator, and the nonlinear or relaxation oscillator. The two types are fundamentally...
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Quantum mechanics (section Harmonic oscillator)
model of the quantum harmonic oscillator uses an explicitly non-relativistic expression for the kinetic energy of the oscillator, and is thus a quantum...
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applications in quantum mechanics, notably in the study of quantum harmonic oscillators and many-particle systems. An annihilation operator (usually denoted...
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are modeled as harmonic oscillators near their equilibria, a derivation of the resonant frequency for a driven, damped harmonic oscillator is shown. An...
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Anharmonicity (redirect from Anharmonic oscillator)
system from being a harmonic oscillator. An oscillator that is not oscillating in harmonic motion is known as an anharmonic oscillator where the system can...
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study and the classical limit. Consider the example of a simple harmonic oscillator initially at rest with amplitude A. Suppose that this system was...
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