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In Chapter 1, we considered the free vibrations of a two-mass system with three springs of equal stiffness; we found that there were two normal modes of vibration. Such a system could have been viewed as consisting of two separate mass/spring vibrators coupled together by the center spring (see Fig. 1.20). If the coupling spring were made successively weaker, the two modes would become closer and closer in frequency.
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Fletcher, N.H., Rossing, T.D. (1991). Coupled Vibrating Systems. In: The Physics of Musical Instruments. Springer Study Edition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2980-3_4
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