In classical mechanics, a harmonic oscillator is a system that, when displaced from its equilibrium position, experiences a restoring force F proportional...

The quantum harmonic oscillator is the quantum-mechanical analog of the classical harmonic oscillator. Because an arbitrary smooth potential can usually...

displacement from the fixed point is called simple harmonic motion. In the diagram, a simple harmonic oscillator, consisting of a weight attached to one end...

three dimensions, harmonic oscillators behave similarly to one dimension. The simplest example of this is an isotropic oscillator, where the restoring...

model of the quantum harmonic oscillator uses an explicitly non-relativistic expression for the kinetic energy of the oscillator, and is thus a quantum...

two general types of electronic oscillators: the linear or harmonic oscillator, and the nonlinear or relaxation oscillator. The two types are fundamentally...

are modeled as harmonic oscillators near their equilibria, a derivation of the resonant frequency for a driven, damped harmonic oscillator is shown. An...

system from being a harmonic oscillator. An oscillator that is not oscillating in harmonic motion is known as an anharmonic oscillator where the system can...

operators in quantum mechanics are in the formalisms of the quantum harmonic oscillator and angular momentum. There is a relationship between the raising...

applications in quantum mechanics, notably in the study of quantum harmonic oscillators and many-particle systems. An annihilation operator (usually denoted...

-dimensional isotropic harmonic oscillators. That is, each particle in our ensemble can be treated as a simple harmonic oscillator. The Hamiltonian for...

the zero-point energy, and the wave function is a Gaussian. The harmonic oscillator, like the particle in a box, illustrates the generic feature of the...

study and the classical limit. Consider the example of a simple harmonic oscillator initially at rest with amplitude A. Suppose that this system was...

by the uncertainty principle. Consider a one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator. It is possible to express the position and momentum operators in...

Their behavior is analogous to translational spring-mass oscillators (see Harmonic oscillator Equivalent systems). The general differential equation of...

sine waves are commonly seen in science and engineering, wherever a harmonic oscillator is losing energy faster than it is being supplied. A true sine wave...

Covariant Harmonic Oscillators and the Quark Model. Phys. Rev. D 8, 3521-3526 Kim, Y.S. & Noz, M.E. (1977). Covariant Harmonic Oscillators and the Parton...

any type of harmonic oscillator, such as a pendulum, a vibrating molecule or a passive electronic oscillator. Systems of such oscillators arise in many...

be adiabatic invariants. Given Planck's quantization rule for the harmonic oscillator, either condition determines the correct classical quantity to quantize...

potential with a shape somewhere between the square well and the harmonic oscillator. To this potential, a spin-orbit term is added. Even so, the total...

semiconductor devices. The timekeeping element in every modern clock is a harmonic oscillator, a physical object (resonator) that vibrates or oscillates at a particular...

to call a  partial  a  harmonic,  the first being actual and the second being theoretical). Oscillators that produce harmonic partials behave somewhat...

mass m attached to the end of a spring is a classic example of a harmonic oscillator. By pulling slightly on the mass and then releasing it, the system...

equation for a simple harmonic oscillator with frequency ω = g / L {\displaystyle \omega ={\sqrt {g/L}}} . A harmonic oscillator can be damped, often by...

) determines in which basis the description is easiest. For the harmonic oscillator, x and p enter symmetrically, so there it does not matter which description...

quantum harmonic oscillator is a well-known topic in quantum mechanical courses. We digress and say a few words about it. The harmonic oscillator Hamiltonian...

practical obstacles in both cases. The Hamiltonian for the simple harmonic oscillator in one spatial dimension in the Wigner–Weyl representation is H =...

promotion of a classical harmonic oscillator to a quantum harmonic oscillator. The displacement of a classical harmonic oscillator is described by x ( t...

may also refer to: Electronic oscillator Voltage-controlled oscillator, used in synthesizers Harmonic oscillator Oscillator (technical analysis), a method...

harmonic oscillator, often described as a state that has dynamics most closely resembling the oscillatory behavior of a classical harmonic oscillator...