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Harmonic Oscillator Energy vs Angular Frequency

Mean energy of a harmonic oscillator in units of kBTk_\text{B}T, against angular frequency ω=k/m\omega = \sqrt{k/m} at fixed temperature. The oscillator is classical at low frequency and the ratio starts from its equipartition value, dips through a shallow minimum, then climbs linearly once ω\hbar\omega outgrows kBTk_\text{B}T and the zero-point term ω/2\hbar\omega/2 dominates. Compare energy vs inverse temperature.


Harmonic Oscillator Energy vs Angular Frequency

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