Which of the following differential equations represents a damped harmonic oscillator?
A. \(\frac{d^{2} y}{d t^{2}}\) + y = 0
B. \(\frac{d^{2} y}{d t^{2}}\) + γ \(\frac { dy }{ dt }\) + y = 0
C. \(\frac{d^{2} y}{d t^{2}}\) + k²y = 0
D. \(\frac { dy }{ dt }\) + y = 0
Answer:B
Which of the following differential equations represents a damped harmonic oscillator?
A. \(\frac{d^{2} y}{d t^{2}}\) + y = 0 B. \(\frac{d^{2} y}{d t^{2}}\) + γ \(\frac { dy }{ dt }\) + y = 0 C. \(\frac{d^{2} y}{d t^{2}}\) + k²y = 0 D. \(\frac { dy }{ dt }\) + y = 0