Simple Harmonic Motion

Simple harmonic motion is the name given to oscillatory motion for a system where the net force can be described by Hooke's law. If the net force can be described by Hooke's law and there is no damping (by friction or other non-conservative forces), then a simple harmonic oscillator will oscillate with equal displacement on either side of the eq...

If moving objects repeat their path over a regular interval, it is called harmonic or periodic motion. Periodic motion in which an object moves to and fro from a fixed point is called oscillation.

If the restoring force on the object is proportional to the displacement from the equilibrium position, the oscillation is called simple harmon...