harmonic oscillator

harmonic oscillator

English

Noun

harmonic oscillator (plural harmonic oscillators)

1. (classical mechanics) A system which, when displaced from its equilibrium position, experiences a restoring force ${\\displaystyle F}$ proportional to the displacement ${\\displaystyle x}$ according to Hooke's law: ${\\displaystyle F=-kx\\,}$, where ${\\displaystyle k}$ is a positive constant.

Translations

system

Czech: harmonický oscilátor m Finnish: harmoninen värähtelijä Italian: oscillatore armonico m

Romanian: oscilator armonic n Russian: гармони́ческий осцилля́тор m (garmoníčeskij oscilljátor) Spanish: oscilador armónico m