Figure \PageIndex4: The position versus time for three systems consisting of a mass and a spring in a viscous fluid. (a) If the damping is small (b < √4mk), the mass oscillates, slowly...Figure \PageIndex4: The position versus time for three systems consisting of a mass and a spring in a viscous fluid. (a) If the damping is small (b < √4mk), the mass oscillates, slowly losing amplitude as the energy is dissipated by the non-conservative force(s).
Damped harmonic oscillators have non-conservative forces that dissipate their energy. Critical damping returns the system to equilibrium as fast as possible without overshooting. An underdamped system...Damped harmonic oscillators have non-conservative forces that dissipate their energy. Critical damping returns the system to equilibrium as fast as possible without overshooting. An underdamped system will oscillate through the equilibrium position. An overdamped system moves more slowly toward equilibrium than one that is critically damped.
Damped harmonic oscillators have non-conservative forces that dissipate their energy. Critical damping returns the system to equilibrium as fast as possible without overshooting. An underdamped system...Damped harmonic oscillators have non-conservative forces that dissipate their energy. Critical damping returns the system to equilibrium as fast as possible without overshooting. An underdamped system will oscillate through the equilibrium position. An overdamped system moves more slowly toward equilibrium than one that is critically damped.
