Physics A-Level
Free vibration
What Free vibration means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Free vibration
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Occurs when an object oscillates at its natural frequency after being displaced, with no periodic external force.
Topics that use Free 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
- Forced vibration
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