Physics A-Level
Amplitude–driving frequency graph
What Amplitude–driving frequency graph means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Amplitude–driving frequency graph
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A plot of the steady-state amplitude of a forced oscillator against the driving frequency, with one curve for each level of damping.
Topics that use Amplitude–driving frequency graph
- Damping (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Critical damping
- Damping
- Damping and resonance amplitude
- Forced oscillation
- Free oscillation
- Heavy damping
- Light damping
- Natural frequency versus driving frequency
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