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| + | <WRAP lag>$ L= \frac{ \color{blue}{m}}{2} \left( \color{olive}{\frac{dx}{dt}}\right)^2 - \frac{ \color{red}{k}}{2} \color{magenta}{x}^2$</WRAP> | ||
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| ====== Harmonic Oscillator ====== | ====== Harmonic Oscillator ====== | ||
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| <tabbox Intuitive> | <tabbox Intuitive> | ||
| {{ :hookeslaw.png?nolink&300|}} | {{ :hookeslaw.png?nolink&300|}} | ||
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| + | A harmonic oscillator simply consists of an object attached to a spring and is one of the simplest physical systems we can study. | ||
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| + | To describe the system we usually track the $\color{magenta}{\text{position}}$ of the object at the end of the spring. The continuous up and down movement is called an oscillation, which is where the name "oscillator" comes from. | ||
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| + | The movement depends crucial on the $\color{red}{\text{properties of the spring}}$. When the spring is harder, the movements of the object will be smaller. In addition, the motion of the object depends on its $\color{blue}{\text{mass}}$. A heavier object will perform larger swings. | ||
| - | <note tip> | ||
| - | Explanations in this section should contain no formulas, but instead colloquial things like you would hear them during a coffee break or at a cocktail party. | ||
| - | </note> | ||
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| <tabbox Concrete> | <tabbox Concrete> | ||
| - | * A good description can be found at http://www.hep.caltech.edu/~fcp/physics/quantumMechanics/SHO/SHO.pdf | + | * A good description of the harmonic oscillator in quantum mechanics can be found at http://www.hep.caltech.edu/~fcp/physics/quantumMechanics/SHO/SHO.pdf |
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| <tabbox Abstract> | <tabbox Abstract> | ||
| + | The [[basic_tools:phase_space|phase space]] of a harmonic oscillator | ||
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| + | {{ :basic_tools:phasespaceoscillator.png?nolink&600 |}} | ||
| <tabbox Why is it interesting?> | <tabbox Why is it interesting?> | ||
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| <tabbox FAQ> | <tabbox FAQ> | ||
| - | --> Why do we introduce the ladder operators?# | + | --> Why do we introduce the ladder operators to treat the harmonic oscillator in quantum mechanics?# |
| * See https://behindtheguesses.blogspot.de/2009/03/quantum-harmonic-oscillator-ladder.html | * See https://behindtheguesses.blogspot.de/2009/03/quantum-harmonic-oscillator-ladder.html | ||
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