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Classical Normal Modes in Damped Linear Dynamic Systems

T. K. Caughey, Michael E. J. O’Kelly

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The purpose of this paper is to determine necessary and sufficient conditions under which both discrete and continuous damped linear dynamic systems possess classical normal modes.

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The purpose of this paper is to determine necessary and sufficient conditions under which both discrete and continuous damped linear dynamic systems possess classical normal modes.

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The purpose of this paper is to determine necessary and sufficient conditions under which both discrete and continuous damped linear dynamic systems possess classical normal modes.

Key concepts: Classical mechanics, Mathematical analysis, Normal mode, Mathematics, Physics, Mechanics, Vibration, Acoustics

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