


Therefore, you can see that the force imposed either outer or inner by the spring is always directed towards the equilibrium position. On the other hand, if you push the spring inwards, the force exerted on the spring directs towards the equilibrium position. Now, if you pull it outwards, the force exerted on the spring, which is directed towards the equilibrium position, is displaced by a distance ‘x’. When you don’t apply any force on the spring, it remains at its equilibrium position. The force accountable for the motion is always directed toward the equilibrium position and is directly proportional to the distance from it. In physics, a simple harmonic motion is the repetitive back and forth movement of an object (spring) through an equilibrium, or mean position, so that the maximum displacement on one side of this position remains equal to the maximum displacement on the other side.Īlso, the time interval of each complete vibration remains the same. Along with this, we will go through various examples of simple harmonic motion. Here, we will derive the simple harmonic motion formula. The restoring force of the simple harmonic motion is always directed towards the mean position. The simple harmonic motion definition is that it is a periodic motion in which the restoring force on the object is directly proportional to the displacement of the object from the mean position. One such type of periodic motion is simple harmonic motion or SHM. We find the motion of these objects keeps repeating themselves. Where, l is the effective length of the pendulum and g is the acceleration due to gravity.We see various types of motion in our day-to-day life, such as the motion of the blades of a fan, motion of the hands of a wristwatch, motion of the wheels of a car, etc. Time period d oscillation of a simple pendulum is given as : T = 2π √l/g

If the bob of a simple pendulum is slightly displaced from its mean positon and then released, it starts oscillating in simple harmonic motion. Practically a simple pendulum made by suspending a small ball (called bob) from a fixed support with the help of a light string.

If a point mass is suspended from a fixed support will, the help of a massless and inextensible string, the arrangement is called simple pendulum. Restoring force acting on particle is maximum. Acceleration of the particle is maximum.Ģ. When a particle executing SHM is at the extreme end, then :ġ. When a particle executing SHM passes through the mean position The fixed point is called mean point or equilibriums point.Ĭharacteristics of Simple Harmonic Motion : The acceleration of the particle is directly proportional to its displacement from the fixed point at that moment and is always directed towards the fixed point then the motion of the particle is called simple harmonic motion. If a particle repeated its motion about a fixed point after a regular time interval in such a way that a way that at any momentum. Time taken in one complete oscillation is called time period Or, Time after which motion is repeated is called time period.įrequency is the number of oscillations completed by oscillating body in unit time interval. oscillatory motion is a constrained periodic motion between precisely fixed limits Motion of Piston in an automobile engine, motion of balance wheel of a watch are the examples oscillatory motion. If a particles repeats its motion after a regular time interval about a fixed point motion is said to be oscillatory or vibratory, i.e. Motion of hands of a clock, motion of earth around the sun, motion of the needle of a sewing machine are the examples of periodic motion. Any motion which repeats itself after regular interval of time is called periodic or harmonic motion.
