We’ve already encountered two examples of oscillatory motion - the rotational motion and the mass-on-a-spring system. The latter is the quintessential oscillator of physics, known as the harmonic osci...We’ve already encountered two examples of oscillatory motion - the rotational motion and the mass-on-a-spring system. The latter is the quintessential oscillator of physics, known as the harmonic oscillator.
In this section, we shall briefly explore applying a periodic driving force acting on a simple harmonic oscillator. The driving force puts energy into the system at a certain frequency, not necessaril...In this section, we shall briefly explore applying a periodic driving force acting on a simple harmonic oscillator. The driving force puts energy into the system at a certain frequency, not necessarily the same as the natural frequency of the system. The natural frequency is the frequency at which a system would oscillate if there were no driving and no damping force.