A mass on a spring forms the simplest vibrating system

Evidence

A mass (Figure 2.1a) and a spring (Figure 2.1b) can be combined to make the simplest possible vibrating system, as shown in Figure 2.1d. The force acting on the mass due to acceleration is where F is force [kg m/s2] = [N, Newton], m is mass [kg] and a is acceleration, showing the linear dependence of force and acceleration. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 139

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• XREF: connects to: Reed vibration is self-sustaining spring oscillation against a shallot — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1199