Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems · Problem 3-18

Nonlinear Oscillations and Chaos — Marion & Thornton

Physics — Mechanics · quality-factor

Problem

Show that, if a driven oscillator is only lightly damped and driven near resonance, the

Q

of the system is approximately \[ Q \cong 2\pi \times \left(\frac{\text{Total energy}}{\text{Energy loss during one period}}\right)