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Classical Mechanics, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Classical Mechanics, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Tai L. Chow
May 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
639 pages
23h 12m
English
CRC Press
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244 Classical Mechanics
© 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
PROBLEMS
1. Find the linear harmonic oscillator approximation for the potential energy given by
V(x) = ax
−2
+ bx
2
, a,b > 0.
2. A hydrometer oats in a liquid of density d. It is slightly depressed from its normal position
of equilibrium and periodic motion about the equilibrium results. Show that the period of
oscillations is given by
τπ= 2
W
gAd
where g is the local gravitational acceleration, W is the weight of the hydrometer, and A is
the cross-sectional area (Figure 7.30).
3. A straight, uniform stick having a length 2b (meter) and a mass M (kg) is freely pivoted at
one end. Find ...
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