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::<math> = \sqrt{\frac{m}{2}} \int_{x_0}^x\left (E-U(x) \right )^{-\frac{1}{2}} dx </math>
 
::<math> = \sqrt{\frac{m}{2}} \int_{x_0}^x\left (E-U(x) \right )^{-\frac{1}{2}} dx </math>
 
::<math> = \sqrt{\frac{m}{2}} \int_{x_0}^x\left (E-\frac{1}{2}kx^2 \right )^{-\frac{1}{2}} dx </math>
 
::<math> = \sqrt{\frac{m}{2}} \int_{x_0}^x\left (E-\frac{1}{2}kx^2 \right )^{-\frac{1}{2}} dx </math>
::<math> = \sqrt{\frac{m}{2}} \int_{x_0}^x E \left (1-\left ( x \sqrt{\frac{k}{2E}}\right ^2 \right )^{-\frac{1}{2}} dx </math>
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::<math> = \sqrt{\frac{m}{2}} \int_{x_0}^x E \left (1-\left ( x \sqrt{\frac{k}{2E}}\right ) ^2 \right )^{-\frac{1}{2}} dx </math>
  
 
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Revision as of 12:25, 26 September 2014

The equation of motion for a system restricted to 1-D is readily solved from conservation of energy when the force is conservative.

T+U(x)= cosntant E
T=EU(x)
12m˙x2=EU(x)
˙x=±2(EU(x))m
±m2(EU(x))dx=dt=tti=t

The ambiguity in the sign of the above relation, due to the square root operation, is easily resolved in one dimension by inspection and more difficult to resolve in 3-D.

The velocity can change direction (signs) during the motion. In such cases it is best to separte the inegral into a part for one direction of the velocity and a second integral for the case of a negative velocity.


spring example

Consider the problem of a mass attached to a spring in 1-D.

F=kx

The potential is given by

U(x)=F(x)dx=12kx2
t=±m2(EU(x))dx=dt
=m2xx0(EU(x))12dx
=m2xx0(E12kx2)12dx
=m2xx0E(1(xk2E)2)12dx

let

sinθ=xk2E and ω=km

then

t = \frac{1}{\omega} \int_{\theta_0}^{\theta} d \theta

Forest_UCM_Energy#Energy_for_Linear_1-D_systems