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A linear chain of point masses coupled by harmonic springs is a standard model used to introduce various concepts of solid state physics. | A linear chain of point masses coupled by harmonic springs is a standard model used to introduce various concepts of solid state physics. | ||
[[Image:chain.gif|thumb|center|400px|A simple dynamical system with two degrees of freedom consists of two point masses or balls constrained to move in one dimension above a floor in a constant gravitational field. Due to assumed | |||
elastic collisions, the system exhibits discontinuities as a function of time.]] | |||
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Vibrational modes of glasses: The effects of disorder and nonlinearity
A linear chain of point masses coupled by harmonic springs is a standard model used to introduce various concepts of solid state physics.
