What is the expression for vertical velocity in a simple harmonic oscillator?

[nissanztt90]

Homework Statement

Vertical equation for motion:

\frac{d^2z}{dt^2} +v^2 = 0

which corresponds to a simple harmonic oscillator, with an angular frequency v = \sqrt{4 \pi G \rho}. The solution of the diff eq can be written as z(t) = Asin(vt+\phi_0)

where z(t) is the vertical position of a test particle, A is the amplitude of its motion, and \phi_0 is its initial phase.

Given z(t), write out the expression for the vertical velocity.

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The Attempt at a Solution

Since z(t) is the vertical position, the derivative of z(t) with respect to t would be the velocity? Correct?

And the vertical velocity expression would be \frac{dz}{dt} = Acos(vt+\phi_0) * v? Is this correct?

 

[Redbelly98]

Yes, that's correct.

Just as an aside, most people and most textbooks use ω for angular velocity, so instead of "vt" those terms would be ωt.

Also, I think the original equation is

<br /> \frac{d^2z}{dt^2} +v^2z = 0<br />

 

[nissanztt90]

Yes your correct about the original equation...also not sure why they used v for the angular velocity.