Physical Model
Identifying Model Parameters
The mass attached to the spring The spring constant which characterizes the stiffness of the spring. A stiff spring has a large value of k The unstretched spring length; a constant The static spring stretch.
Why is this a constant?The dynamic spring stretch The angle of displacement from the vertical axis ![]()
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The mass attached to the spring The spring constant which characterizes the stiffness of the spring. A stiff spring has a large value of k The length of the spring at equilibrium The horizontal component of the displacement from equilibrium The vertical component of the displacement from equilibrium The angular frequency of the pendulum-like oscillation The angular frequency of the spring-like oscillation
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