PHYSICAL QUANTITY
Spring constant: formulas and units of measurement
Spring constant: symbol k, unit N/m. Formulas and explanations for Mechanics, Oscillations and waves.
kk\frac{\text{Н}}{\text{м}}newton per metre
KEY CONNECTIONS
Formulas
F_{\text{упр}}=k\left|\Delta l\right|Fупр = k|Δl|
E_{\text{п}}=\frac{k(\Delta l)^2}{2}Eп = k(Δl)² / 2
T=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}T = 2π√(m / k)
NOTATION
Quantities in formulas
- F_{\text{упр}}
- Elastic force is a force that occurs when a body deforms.
- k
- The stiffness of a spring is a characteristic of its resistance to deformation.
- \Delta l
- Elongation is a change in the length of a body during deformation.
- E_{\text{п}}
- Potential energy is the energy of the relative position of bodies or parts of a system.
- T
- A period is the time of one complete repetition of a process.
- m
- Mass is a scalar physical quantity that is a measure of the inertia of a body.
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