14 Lecture Outline
14 Lecture Outline
Periodic Motion
PowerPoint Lectures for University Physics, Thirteenth Edition Hugh D. Young and Roger A. Freedman Lectures by Wayne Anderson
Copyright 2012 Pearson Education Inc.
Introduction
Why do dogs walk faster than humans? Does it have anything to do with the characteristics of their legs? Many kinds of motion (such as a pendulum, musical vibrations, and pistons in car engines) repeat themselves. We call such behavior periodic motion or oscillation.
Behavior of vx and ax during one cycle Figure 14.13 at the right shows how vx and ax vary during one cycle. Refer to ProblemSolving Strategy 14.1. Follow Example 14.3.
Energy in SHM
The total mechanical energy E = K + U is conserved in SHM: E = 1/2 mvx2 + 1/2 kx2 = 1/2 kA2 = constant
Energy and momentum in SHM Follow Example 14.5 using Figure 14.16.
Vertical SHM If a body oscillates vertically from a spring, the restoring force has magnitude kx. Therefore the vertical motion is SHM. Follow Example 14.6.
Angular SHM
A coil spring (see Figure 14.19 below) exerts a restoring torque z = , where is called the torsion constant of the spring. The result is angular simple harmonic motion.
Vibrations of molecules
Figure 14.20 shows two atoms having centers a distance r apart, with the equilibrium point at r = R0.
If they are displaced a small distance x from equilibrium, the restoring force is Fr = (72U0/R02)x, so k = 72U0/R02 and the motion is SHM. Follow Example 14.7.
Damped oscillations
Real-world systems have some dissipative forces that decrease the amplitude. The decrease in amplitude is called damping and the motion is called damped oscillation. Figure 14.26 at the right illustrates an oscillator with a small amount of damping. The mechanical energy of a damped oscillator decreases continuously.