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The term "harmonic oscillator" is used to describe any system with a "linear" restoring force that tends to return the system to an equilibrium state. There is both a classical harmonic oscillator and a quantum harmonic oscillator. Both are used as toy problems that describe many physical systems.
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Why do we consider only one mass when solving linear harmonic oscillators in quantum physics?
While solving the Hamiltonian, books concentrate on the horizontal flow with only one mass attached to the string. Isn't there any consequences if we add more masses and why is friction always ignored …
