Preface |
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Chapter 1 Classical Perspective |
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1 | (24) |
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1.1 Importance of the Harmonic Oscillator |
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1 | (3) |
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2 | (1) |
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Need for a statistical description |
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3 | (1) |
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1.2 Newtonian Perspective |
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4 | (2) |
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Inertial Coordinate System |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (3) |
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1.4 Free Harmonic Oscillator |
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9 | (4) |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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1.6 Journey Through the Center of the Earth |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (1) |
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1.8 FREE-OSC, Free Oscillator Worksheet |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (2) |
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1.10 PHASE-SP, Phase Space Worksheet |
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21 | (1) |
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1.11 Callisto, Galileo, and French |
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22 | (1) |
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1.12 Searching for Planets |
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22 | (1) |
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1.13 Franklin, Priestly, Verne, and Burroughs |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Oscillator Energy |
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25 | (20) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (1) |
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2.4 Conservation of Energy |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (3) |
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2.7 Equipartition of Energy |
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34 | (1) |
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2.8 General Potential Energy Function |
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34 | (2) |
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2.9 Perturbed Satellite Orbit |
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36 | (3) |
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2.10 High Power-Law Oscillators |
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39 | (2) |
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39 | (2) |
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2.11 Adiabatic Invariance |
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41 | (1) |
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2.12 UNDAMPED, Free Oscillator Energy Worksheet |
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42 | (1) |
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2.13 Bungee Jumpers Beware |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Damped Oscillators |
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45 | (20) |
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3.1 Velocity-Dependent Resistive Force |
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45 | (3) |
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Time Constant and Half-Life |
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47 | (1) |
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3.2 FORCE-RV, Resistive Force Worksheet |
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48 | (1) |
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3.3 Restoring Force and Resistive Force |
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49 | (1) |
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3.4 Under-Damped Oscillator |
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50 | (5) |
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UNDRDAMP, Under-Damped Worksheet |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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3.5 Critically Damped Oscillator |
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55 | (3) |
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CRITDAMP, Critically Damped Worksheet |
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56 | (2) |
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3.6 Over-Damped Oscillator |
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58 | (3) |
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OVERDAMP, Over-Damped Worksheet |
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59 | (2) |
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3.7 Summary of Free, Damped Oscillators |
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61 | (3) |
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Transition from Under-Damped Oscillation |
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62 | (1) |
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Transition from Over-Damped Oscillation |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Forced Oscillators |
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65 | (28) |
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65 | (7) |
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FREEMASS, Worksheet for a Forced Free Mass |
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69 | (1) |
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Permittivity and Index of Refraction, Free Charges |
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69 | (3) |
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72 | (4) |
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72 | (1) |
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Frequency Domain (Phasor Solution) |
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73 | (1) |
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Permittivity and Index of Refraction, Damped Free Charges |
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74 | (2) |
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4.3 General Solution for Forced Damped Mass |
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76 | (4) |
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Impulse or Delta Function Response |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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DAMPMASS, Worksheet for Forced, Damped Mass |
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80 | (1) |
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4.5 Forced Damped Oscillator |
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80 | (8) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (2) |
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4.6 Permittivity for Bound Charges |
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88 | (2) |
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88 | (2) |
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4.7 FORCEOSC, Forced Oscillator Worksheet |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Q, R, X, Y, and Z |
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93 | (26) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (5) |
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96 | (3) |
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Loss Tangent and Dissipation Factor |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (2) |
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5.4 Q of Various Oscillators |
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102 | (1) |
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5.6 Resonant Detection, Mossbauer Effect |
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103 | (1) |
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5.7 Q Multipliers and Dividers |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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5.9 Classical Uncertainty Principle, Part 1 |
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105 | (1) |
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5.10 ABC-OF-Q, Worksheet in Time and Frequency |
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106 | (1) |
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5.11 Impedance and Admittance |
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107 | (1) |
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5.12 Impedance and Admittance: Damped Mass |
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108 | (2) |
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5.13 Impedance and Admittance: Harmonic Oscillator |
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110 | (4) |
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5.14 Y-AND-Z, Admittance and Impedance Worksheet |
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114 | (1) |
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5.15 How Henry Cavendish Weighed Planet Earth |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Fourier Perspective |
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119 | (40) |
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6.1 Signal Classification |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (6) |
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121 | (1) |
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Restrictions on Fourier Series |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (1) |
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FOURIER, Fourier Series Worksheet |
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125 | (1) |
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6.3 Oscillator with Periodic Force |
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126 | (1) |
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6.4 Bandwidth and Spectral Density |
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127 | (3) |
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130 | (4) |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (10) |
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134 | (1) |
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Centered Rectangular Pulse |
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134 | (3) |
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137 | (1) |
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Uncentered Rectangular Pulse |
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137 | (3) |
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140 | (1) |
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Oscillatory Exponential Decay |
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141 | (3) |
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6.7 Classical Uncertainty Principle, Part 2 |
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144 | (4) |
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145 | (1) |
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Non-Oscillatory Exponential Decay |
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145 | (1) |
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Oscillatory Exponential Decay |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (3) |
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148 | (2) |
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Discrete Fourier Transform |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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6.12 Joint Time-Frequency Analysis |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Elements of Linear Systems |
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159 | (38) |
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7.1 What Is a Linear System? |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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7.3 Fast Fourier Transform |
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161 | (4) |
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165 | (1) |
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7.5 Step Function Response |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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7.7 Frequency Domain Response Using Phasors |
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166 | (4) |
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7.8 Impulse Response and Causality |
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170 | (1) |
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Causality and the Hilbert Transform |
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170 | (1) |
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7.9 System Function via Fourier Transform |
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171 | (1) |
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7.10 Impulse Response via Fourier Transform |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (5) |
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174 | (1) |
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CONVOLVE, Convolution Worksheet |
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175 | (2) |
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7.12 Power Spectral Density |
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177 | (1) |
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7.13 Wiener-Khintchine Theorem |
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178 | (1) |
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7.14 Auto- and Cross-Correlation Functions |
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178 | (4) |
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Correlation Function without FFT |
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178 | (1) |
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Applications of Auto- and Cross-Correlation |
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179 | (1) |
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CROSSCOR, Cross-Correlation Worksheet |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (2) |
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7.16 System Identification |
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184 | (3) |
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187 | (3) |
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190 | (3) |
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7.19 Central Limit Theorem |
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193 | (3) |
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196 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Methods of Advanced Dynamics |
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197 | (14) |
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8.1 Generalized Coordinates |
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197 | (2) |
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Coordinate Transformation |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (2) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (2) |
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8.7 Hamilton-Jacobi Equation |
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207 | (2) |
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8.8 Symmetry of the Hamiltonian Function |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Coupled Oscillators |
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211 | (14) |
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9.1 Two Coupled Oscillators |
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212 | (2) |
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213 | (1) |
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9.2 Magnetically Coupled Resonators |
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214 | (1) |
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9.3 COUPLOSC, Worksheet for Coupled Oscillators |
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215 | (1) |
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9.4 Time Evolution, Weak Coupling |
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216 | (3) |
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9.5 COUPLOS2, Worksheet #2 for Coupled Oscillators |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (3) |
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222 | (1) |
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9.8 Synchronized Oscillators |
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222 | (2) |
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Synchronize Your PC to an Atomic Clock |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Statistical Perspective |
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225 | (36) |
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10.1 Distributions and Moments |
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225 | (4) |
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226 | (3) |
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10.2 Accuracy and Precision |
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229 | (1) |
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10.3 Parable of the Bunny Rabbits |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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10.4 Displacement Probability Density |
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231 | (4) |
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PROBABIL, Classical Oscillator Probability Worksheet |
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235 | (1) |
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10.5 Uncertainty Due to Thermal Motion |
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235 | (3) |
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Uncertainty Principle, Part 3 |
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237 | (1) |
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10.6 More Distribution Functions |
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238 | (1) |
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10.7 Natural Sources of Randomness |
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239 | (2) |
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10.8 Poisson, Exponential, and Gaussian Distributions |
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241 | (3) |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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Gaussian (Normal) Distribution |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (2) |
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10.12 Liouville's Theorem |
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250 | (1) |
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10.13 Information and Noise |
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250 | (1) |
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10.14 Stochastic Resonance |
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251 | (1) |
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10.15 Phase Space Correlation and Covariance |
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252 | (2) |
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254 | (3) |
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10.17 Time Evolution and Predictions |
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257 | (1) |
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10.18 Expectation Values: Caveat Emptor |
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258 | (1) |
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10.19 Expert Opinions on Predictability and Causality |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Quantum Perspective |
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261 | (18) |
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261 | (4) |
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262 | (3) |
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11.2 A Collection of Oscillators |
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265 | (4) |
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266 | (3) |
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11.3 PLANCK, Worksheet for Blackbody Radiation |
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269 | (1) |
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11.4 Harmonic Oscillators and Radiation |
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270 | (2) |
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11.5 Wilson-Sommerfeld-Ishiwara Quantization Rule |
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272 | (3) |
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Simple Harmonic Oscillator |
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272 | (1) |
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A Particle in a One-Dimensional Box |
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273 | (2) |
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11.6 Summary of Energy Level Spacing |
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275 | (1) |
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11.7 Quantization of Angular Momentum |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 Quantum Oscillators |
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279 | (42) |
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12.1 Wave-Like Property of Matter |
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279 | (3) |
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12.2 Schrodinger Equation |
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282 | (2) |
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12.3 Dynamic Variables and Their Operators |
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284 | (2) |
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286 | (5) |
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Group, Phase, and Classical Velocities |
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287 | (4) |
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291 | (5) |
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291 | (4) |
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Probability of Finding the Particle |
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295 | (1) |
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12.6 Superposition of States |
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296 | (3) |
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Schrodinger's Cat and Her Kitten |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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12.7 Electric Dipole Radiation |
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299 | (1) |
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12.8 Dipole Transitions, Particle in a Box |
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300 | (1) |
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12.10 Harmonic Oscillator |
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301 | (6) |
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302 | (1) |
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Harmonic Oscillator Wavefunctions |
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302 | (3) |
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305 | (1) |
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First excited state, n = 1 |
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306 | (1) |
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Second excited state, n = 2 |
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307 | (1) |
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Tenth excited state, n = 10 |
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307 | (1) |
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12.11 Harmonic Oscillator Dipole Transitions |
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307 | (1) |
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12.12 QUANTOSC, Quantum Oscillator Worksheet |
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308 | (1) |
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12.13 Revival of Wavefunctions |
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309 | (1) |
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12.14 Discovery of Classical Oscillators |
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309 | (2) |
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12.15 Meanwhile, Back in Heligoland... |
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311 | (3) |
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Quantum Extension of Classical Formalism |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (2) |
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12.16 Single-Electron Oscillator |
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314 | (1) |
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12.17 Trouble in Paradise |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (5) |
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Statistical Interpretation |
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317 | (1) |
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Expansion of the Universe |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (4) |
Appendix 1 Worksheets |
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321 | (4) |
Installing the Files from the Diskettes |
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321 | (1) |
Useful Spreadsheet Functions |
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322 | (3) |
Appendix 2 The Hilbert Transform |
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325 | (8) |
A2.1 Derivation via Unit Step |
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326 | (1) |
A2.2 Constructing an Analytic Function |
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327 | (1) |
A2.3 Fourier Transform of Unit Step |
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327 | (2) |
A2.4 Application of the Hilbert Transform |
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329 | (2) |
Hilbert and Vitamin B12 |
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331 | (1) |
A2.6 References for the Hilbert Transform |
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331 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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333 | (26) |
Books |
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333 | (1) |
Software |
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334 | (1) |
Selected Papers from American Journal of Physics |
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335 | (13) |
Selected Papers from Other Journals |
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348 | (11) |
Index |
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