The period of a classical oscillator
Mathematical Physics
2009-11-10 v2 math.MP
Abstract
We develop a simple method to obtain approximate analytical expressions for the period of a particle moving in a given potential. The method is inspired to the Linear Delta Expansion (LDE) and it is applied to a large class of potentials. Precise formulas for the period are obtained.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math-ph/0405030,
title = {The period of a classical oscillator},
author = {Paolo Amore and Ricardo A. Saenz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0405030},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
5 pages, 4 figures