Hooke's Law

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Physical Law

Hooke's Law applies to an ideal spring:

$\mathbf F = -k \mathbf x$

where:

$\mathbf F$ is the force caused by a displacement $\mathbf x$
$k$ is the spring force constant.

The negative sign indicates that the force pulls in the opposite direction to that of the displacement imposed.


The strain is proportional to the stress.


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