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Orbit in Phase Space [6 pts]

Figure 10 shows the classical physics behavior of the momentum p(t) and position x(t) of the particle as it completes one period of motion in this potential. Give expressions for the values of the maximum parameters of the orbit tex2html_wrap_inline985 , tex2html_wrap_inline987 , tex2html_wrap_inline989 , tex2html_wrap_inline991 . Express your results in terms of only tex2html_wrap_inline993 , where E is the total energy of the particle.


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Figure 10: Phase Space Plot of Motion in AHO



Prof. Tomas Alberto Arias
Sat Mar 8 16:29:07 EST 1997