Frequency and viscous friction in a spring?

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The relationship between frequency and viscous friction in a spring involves understanding Hooke's law and the dynamics of damped oscillators. The angular frequency is calculated using the formula w = square root of (k/m), where k is the spring constant and m is the mass. In a damped oscillator, viscous friction is modeled as proportional to velocity, which affects the system's behavior but not the frequency directly. To analyze the system further, one can solve the ordinary differential equation (ODE) using known values of the spring constant and frequency. This approach allows for the determination of velocity as a function of displacement.
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may i ask the relationship(formula) between frequency and viscous friction in a spring?
 
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are you talking about hookes law F=-Kx
And the angular frequency would be w=square root of k/m
 
your equation is right if not consider the viscous friction, but since it must consider the friction, so how arh?
 
In a damped oscillator the resistance is just modeled as proportional to velocity. The frequency has nothing to do with the friction force, it will just increase power delivered to the liquid.

If you know spring constant and frequency, then you can find v(x) by solving the ODE. I guess that's what you're asking.
 

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