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=Hooke's Law= | =Hooke's Law= | ||
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| + | The Force exerted by a spring is proportional to the spring displacement from equilibrium and is directed towards restoring the equilibrium condition. (a linear restoring force). | ||
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| + | In 1-D this force may be written as | ||
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| + | :<math>F = - \frac{1}{2} kx</math> | ||
=Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)= | =Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)= | ||
Revision as of 22:16, 30 September 2014
Hooke's Law
The Force exerted by a spring is proportional to the spring displacement from equilibrium and is directed towards restoring the equilibrium condition. (a linear restoring force).
In 1-D this force may be written as