Check for understanding
When zooming for the derivative at a point on a linear field -- what
do you expect to see? At every point the derivative of a linear object
is the same linear object! Here the lens correctly shows a copy of the
harmonic oscillator: By linearity L(x0 + Dx)
- L(x0) = L(Dx).Recall zooming in
on the graph of a linear function of a single variable L(x0
+ Dx) - L(x0) = L(Dx)
= m Dx.
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