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 $F$ proportional to the displacement $x$ according to Hooke's law: $F=-kx\,$, where $k$ 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