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Carl McBride (talk | contribs) (New page: The '''Harmonic spring''' (also known as the '''Hookean spring''') approximation assumes that the spring obeys '''Hookes Law'', i.e. :<math>{\mathbf F} = -k {\mathbf x}</math> where ''F...) |
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Revision as of 16:40, 30 July 2007
The Harmonic spring (also known as the Hookean spring) approximation assumes that the spring obeys 'Hookes Law, i.e.
where F is the force, x is the extension of the spring, and k is the spring constant.
This approximation is often used for chemical-bond stretching terms in various force fields: