Physics A-Level
Energy transfer at resonance
What Energy transfer at resonance means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Energy transfer at resonance
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Reference: OCR
At resonance, energy is transferred most efficiently from the driving source to the oscillating system.
Topics that use Energy transfer at resonance
- Damping (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Amplitude–driving frequency graph
- Critical damping
- Damping
- Damping and resonance amplitude
- Forced oscillation
- Free oscillation
- Heavy damping
- Light damping
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