Angular frequency
What Angular frequency means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The quantity ω in the solutions, linked to period and frequency by ω = 2πf = 2π/T.
The rate of change of phase of an oscillation, measured in radians per second.
Given by ω = 2πf = 2π/T, linking it to frequency and period.
ω, related to the rotation frequency f using ω = 2πf.
Topics that use Angular frequency
- Electromagnetic induction (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Simple harmonic motion (SHM) (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Simple harmonic oscillations (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Simple harmonic motion
- Amplitude
- Changing flux linkage
- Defining equation of simple harmonic motion
- Displacement
- Energy and motion at equilibrium and maximum displacement
- Faraday's law
- Flux linkage
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