We present here a method to solve the general equation of a damped harmonic oscillator subjected simultaneously to the resistance of a medium and to sliding friction; it subdivides the motion into single half‐cycles. The solutions found, which in particular cases reproduce the well‐known ones, have been compared with the results of a typical experiment and satisfactory agreement is found.
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1982
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