Turning points of a classical harmonic oscillator

ehrenfest · Oct 7, 2007

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The turning points of a classical harmonic oscillator occur when the potential energy is equal to the total energy, correct?

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dynamicsolo · Oct 7, 2007

ehrenfest said:

Homework Statement

The turning points of a classical harmonic oscillator occur when the potential energy is equal to the total energy, correct?

Because kinetic energy and thus velocity is then zero. (Alternatively, for the classical oscillator, maximum PE would be at maximum displacement, which defines a "turning point".)

Turning points of a classical harmonic oscillator

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Turning points of a classical harmonic oscillator

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