Physics A-Level
Damping and energy dissipation
What Damping and energy dissipation means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Damping and energy dissipation
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Damping in a mechanical system removes energy from the oscillations, often as thermal energy, so amplitudes decay or steady-state amplitudes are reduced.
Topics that use Damping and energy dissipation
- Forced vibrations and resonance (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Damping
- Natural frequency
- Resonance
- Resonance in mechanical systems
- Sharpness of resonance
- Stationary waves and boundary conditions
- Forced vibration
- Free vibration
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