Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems
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Author: Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.32P
Obtain the response of a linear oscillator to a step function and to an impulse function (in the limit τ → 0) for overdamping. Sketch the response functions.
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