Physics A-Level
Free oscillation
What Free oscillation means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Free oscillation
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Reference: OCR
Occurs when a system oscillates at its natural frequency with no external periodic driving force, after being displaced and released.
Topics that use Free oscillation
- Damping (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Amplitude–driving frequency graph
- Critical damping
- Damping
- Damping and resonance amplitude
- Forced oscillation
- Heavy damping
- Light damping
- Natural frequency versus driving frequency
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