Physics A-Level
Forced vibration
What Forced vibration means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Forced vibration
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Occurs when a periodic driving force makes the object oscillate at the driving frequency.
Topics that use Forced vibration
- Forced vibrations and resonance (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Damping
- Damping and energy dissipation
- Natural frequency
- Resonance
- Resonance in mechanical systems
- Sharpness of resonance
- Stationary waves and boundary conditions
- Free vibration
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