When a body of mass m performs linear SHM, the restoring force on it is always directed towards the mean position and its magnitude is directly proportional to the magnitude of the displacement of the body from the mean position. Thus, if \(\vec F\) s the force acting on the body when its displacement from the mean position is \(\vec x\),
\(\vec F\) = m = – k\(\vec x\)
where the constant k, the force per unit displacement, is the force constant.
Let \(\frac km\) = \(\omega^2\), a constant. m
∴ Acceleration, a = – \(\frac km\) x = -\(\omega^2\)x
∴ The angular frequency
\(\omega\) = \(\sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}\) \(\sqrt{|\frac{a}{x}|}\)
= \(\sqrt{acceleration\,per\,unit\,displacement}\)
