Timeline for Why does a simple pendulum or a spring-mass system show simple harmonic motion only for small amplitudes?
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| Feb 21, 2017 at 18:54 | comment | added | Mike Dunlavey | @user395550: Why? Assuming the surface is frictionless. | |
| Feb 21, 2017 at 13:38 | comment | added | user138066 | @Mike I was considering the strain limits on the spring mostly. But if you displace the mass too far the motion will not be 'smooth'. It will be jerky and erratic | |
| Feb 21, 2017 at 13:33 | comment | added | Mike Dunlavey | When you say "displacement of the mass from its equilibrium position cannot be made too large, otherwise the simple-harmonic motion ceases to be valid" aren't you just assuming a physical spring that has strain limits? Wouldn't an ideal system ignore those? | |
| Feb 21, 2017 at 13:30 | history | edited | user138066 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added extra detail regarding mass-spring system
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| Feb 21, 2017 at 13:23 | history | edited | user138066 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added extra detail regarding mass-spring system
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| Feb 21, 2017 at 13:06 | history | edited | user138066 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 21, 2017 at 13:01 | history | answered | user138066 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |