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So, I was following the derivation in my physics book of:
[itex]x(t) = c_1e^-(\frac{\gamma t}{2})\cos(\omega_d t)+c_2e^-(\frac{\gamma t}{2})\sin(\omega_d t)[/itex]
Until they simply get to this in one step:
[itex]Ae^-(\frac{\gamma t}{2})\cos(\omega_d t + \phi)[/itex]
I've tried reading many other sources for this derivation of the underdamped oscillator, and I follow up until this last critical step and they don't hint at the omitted steps.
[itex]x(t) = c_1e^-(\frac{\gamma t}{2})\cos(\omega_d t)+c_2e^-(\frac{\gamma t}{2})\sin(\omega_d t)[/itex]
Until they simply get to this in one step:
[itex]Ae^-(\frac{\gamma t}{2})\cos(\omega_d t + \phi)[/itex]
I've tried reading many other sources for this derivation of the underdamped oscillator, and I follow up until this last critical step and they don't hint at the omitted steps.