Harmonic Decay — f(t) = A₀ · cos(ωt) · e^{-γt}Tap to zoom

Harmonic Decay

f(t) = A₀ · cos(ωt) · e^{-γt}

A damped harmonic oscillator — each swing shorter than the last, the memory of motion fading but never gone.

Each return shorter than the last, but never fully gone

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