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Mechanical Oscillations

Problem 4.16

A particle of mass \(m\) is located in a unidimensional potential field where the potential energy of the particle depends on the coordinate \(x\) as \(U(x)=U_{0}(1-\cos a x) ; U_{0}\) and \(a\) are constants. Find the period of small oscillations that the particle performs about the equilibrium position.

Reveal Answer
T=2πm/a2U0T=2 \pi \sqrt{m / a^{2} U_{0}}