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University Physics I - Classical Mechanics, 2019

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11.6. ADVANCED TOPICS 273<br />

Figure 11.9: Damped oscillations.<br />

Note that, in general, the oscillator does not stop at the equilibrium position. Rather, its final<br />

position will be at the end of the last half-swing, which is either x ′ 0 − A n (if the number n of<br />

half-periods is odd), or −x ′ 0 + A n,ifthenumbern is even. Either way, at that point the spring<br />

will be exerting a force of magnitude<br />

F spr = k|x ′ 0 − A n | = k|x ′ 0 − A +(2n − 1)x ′ 0| = k|A − 2nx ′ 0|

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