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The energy of a spring is the work done on the spring, and for a simple spring with F=-kx the energy may be changed by changing the constant k.
In the non-linear case eg F = kx - 4qx^3 we would take the integral to obtain energy. But the question I thought was trivial was, "what values of k and q would be needed to cause a change in the energy of the spring?" Won't any change in either k or q change the energy? Which in any case makes it a rhetorical question?
James
In the non-linear case eg F = kx - 4qx^3 we would take the integral to obtain energy. But the question I thought was trivial was, "what values of k and q would be needed to cause a change in the energy of the spring?" Won't any change in either k or q change the energy? Which in any case makes it a rhetorical question?
James