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Working through my lecture summaries, I have been given that [tex] Q (the quality factor) =\frac{2\pi}{(\Delta E/E)cycle}[/tex]
and accepted this as a statement, taking [tex]\((\Delta E/E)cycle}[/tex] to mean the 'energy loss per cycle'.
The notes carry on to say
'The frequency [tex]\widetilde{\omega}[/tex] of under(damped) oscillator as function of the frequency [tex]\omega_{0}[/tex] and the Q factor:
[tex]\widetilde{\omega} = \omega_{0}\sqrt{1 - (\frac{b}{2m\omega_{0})^{2}}} = \omega_{0}\sqrt{1 - \frac{1}{4Q^{2}}[/tex]
My problem being that I cannot prove that [tex]\frac{b}{2m\omega_{0}} = \frac{1}{4Q^{2}} [/tex]
Knowing that [tex]E = E_{0}exp^{-bt/m}[/tex] i tried finding the energy loss per cycle by finding the difference between the energy at time t and the energy at time t + T (where T is the time period) but just ened up with an unhelpfull equation.
and accepted this as a statement, taking [tex]\((\Delta E/E)cycle}[/tex] to mean the 'energy loss per cycle'.
The notes carry on to say
'The frequency [tex]\widetilde{\omega}[/tex] of under(damped) oscillator as function of the frequency [tex]\omega_{0}[/tex] and the Q factor:
[tex]\widetilde{\omega} = \omega_{0}\sqrt{1 - (\frac{b}{2m\omega_{0})^{2}}} = \omega_{0}\sqrt{1 - \frac{1}{4Q^{2}}[/tex]
My problem being that I cannot prove that [tex]\frac{b}{2m\omega_{0}} = \frac{1}{4Q^{2}} [/tex]
Knowing that [tex]E = E_{0}exp^{-bt/m}[/tex] i tried finding the energy loss per cycle by finding the difference between the energy at time t and the energy at time t + T (where T is the time period) but just ened up with an unhelpfull equation.
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