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Savchenko Problem 3.5.10
Physics · mechanics · electromagnetism
Problem
Let the kinetic energy of the oscillator be K = mv2/2 and the potential energy be U = kx2/2. Show that the presence of a "loss" of power N = bv2 of the oscillator is equivalent to the presence of an additional force f = −bv acting on it.
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