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Complex numbers can be used to represent waves and calculate their behavior. The simplest example of complex waves would be a simple mass, m, attached to a spring of stiffness S. | Complex numbers can be used to represent waves and calculate their behavior. The simplest example of complex waves would be a simple mass, m, attached to a spring of stiffness S. | ||
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The natural frequency of oscillation for this system is computed as <math> \omega_0 ^2 = \frac{S}{m} </math> | The natural frequency of oscillation for this system is computed as <math> \omega_0 ^2 = \frac{S}{m} </math> | ||
Revision as of 16:18, 4 September 2008
Complex numbers can be used to represent waves and calculate their behavior. The simplest example of complex waves would be a simple mass, m, attached to a spring of stiffness S.
ScottHamiltonspring_ECE301Fall2008mboutin.jpg
The natural frequency of oscillation for this system is computed as $ \omega_0 ^2 = \frac{S}{m} $
