Question

A particle oscillating under a force $\vec{F}=-k\vec{x}-b\vec{v}$ is a $(k$ and $b$ are constants)

• A. simple harmonic oscillator
• B. linear oscillator
• C. damped oscillator
• D. forced oscillator.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

A particle oscillating under a force $\vec{F}=-k\vec{x}-b\vec{v}$ is a damped oscillator. The first term $-k\vec{x}$ represents the restoring force and second term $-b\vec{v}$ represents the damping force.