This system has one elliptical separatrix. Small oscillations about a stable equilibrium point will produce approximately this type of system; the frequency of those oscillations is the square root of the second derivative of the potential energy at that point divided by the mass.
This system has one elliptical separatrix. Small oscillations about a stable equilibrium point will produce approximately this type of system; the frequency of those oscillations is the square root of the second derivative of the potential energy at that point divided by the mass. When one of these systems is (*) damped, it can be described by a Q factor, which quantifies how fast this system loses energy. For 10 points, name this system that experiences a restoring force proportional to its displacement, the classic example of which is a mass on a spring.
This system has one elliptical separatrix. Small oscillations about a stable equilibrium point will produce approximately this type of system; the frequency of those oscillations is the square root of the second derivative of the potential energy at that point divided by the mass.
harmonic oscillator [prompt on “oscillator”; anti-prompt on “simple harmonic oscillator”] &lt;SR Physics&gt;