Summary of 🌲Anharmonic Oscillators (& 𝐹𝐴𝐾𝐸 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑦!?)

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The video discusses the concept of harmonics, simple harmonic oscillators, and how they are related to chaos. The author also provides an example of a non-harmonic oscillator and discusses the spectrum of oscillators that don't fit into the idea of either harmony or chaos.

• 00:00:00 In this video, the author discusses the concept of harmonics and how they are different from chaos. They also discuss the importance of simple harmonic oscillators and how they aren't actually harmonic, but over time they tend to form a sinusoidal pattern with a single resonant frequency. Other things that can be measured as simple harmonic motion with the right conditions include the phonon, which is the quasi-particle version of sound, and harmonic oscillators and more. The author also discusses the terminology problem that molecular physicists have had and how they have started calling a handful of specific non-linear oscillators and harmonic. This has led to confusion among the public, as most of these oscillators are not actually harmonic, but have harmonic frequencies that are related to the fundamental. The author provides an example of a non-harmonic oscillator that was named the opposite of what it was actually, and discusses the spectrum of oscillators that don't fit into the idea of either harmony or chaos. He suggests that instead of referring to them as harmonic or non-harmonic, we call them harmonic spectrum, non-linear oscillator, or quasi-oscillator.