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 « Embed this message on: October 25, 2009, 03:53:44 pm » posted from:Taipei,T\'ai-pei,Taiwan

, Hooke's law of elasticity is an approximation that states that the extension of a spring is in direct proportion with the load added to it as long as this load does not exceed the elastic limit.
$\vec{F}=-k \vec{d}$
where
$\vec{d}, d=x-x_0$ is the displacement of the end of the spring (x) from its equilibrium position ($x_0$);
$vec{F}$ is the restoring force exerted by the material; and
k is the force constant (or spring constant).
The potential energy of a spring can be expressed as $U(d)=\int -(-kx)dx|^d=\tfrac{1}{2}kdx^2$

It becomes more complicated when a spring is hang in a vertical direction under gravity g.
If the end of the spring is $y_0$ when there is no mass attached to the spring.
The equilibrium position becomes $y_0-\frac{m*g}{k}$ when a mass m is attached.
The motion is still a Simple Harmonic motion (SHM) if the mass is pushed/pulled away from the equilibrium position and released. What will be the spring force and potential energy look like as a function of y?

There are two tabbed panel in the simulation. One for horizontal spring and another one for vertical spring under gravity.
You can drag it to move the mass away from the equilibrium position, it will show external force and spring force.

The blue vurve is the force as a function of d : $F_x(x-x_0)$ or $F_y(y-y_0)$
The red curve is the kinetic energy $K=\tfrac{1}{2}mv^2$
The green curve is the spring energy: $U_k=\tfrac{1}{2}kd^2$, where $d=x-x_0$ or $d=y-y_0$

The black vurve is the potential energy $U_{mg}=m g d$
The yellow curve is the sum of $U_k+U_{mg}$

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