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Sample problem: Damped harmonic oscillator

Consider a series LRC circuit, in which L=1 mH, C=1 $\mu F$, R=1 $%
\Omega $, in the absence of a driving voltage. If there is initally a current of i0=1V at t=0, find and plot the behavior of the voltage across the capacitor as a function of time for t>0. Is this system overdamped?


Aleksandar Donev
1999-12-06