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Consider the harmonic oscillator. Is it possible to measure the exact kinetic energy and exact potential...

  1. Consider the harmonic oscillator. Is it possible to measure the exact kinetic energy and exact potential energy simultaneously? Prove this mathematically.

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With the help of the conservation of energy priciplwe we can find the kinetic and potential energy simultaneosly.
We know that the
total mechanical energy = Kinetic+ potential energy = Constant
therfore the total mechanical energy remain constant
Hence when we calcualate the kinetic or potential energy at a instant then automatically we get the other value.
For eg. A pendulum moving back and forth.
So when pendulum is moving up its kinetic energy dimnishes and potential energy increases and vice- versa.

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