Physics A-Level
Period and frequency relationships
What Period and frequency relationships means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Period and frequency relationships
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Since f = 1/T, the forms ω = 2π/T and ω = 2πf are equivalent, with T the period in seconds and f the frequency in hertz.
Topics that use Period and frequency relationships
- Simple harmonic oscillations (OCR A-Level)
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- Amplitude
- Angular frequency
- Defining equation of simple harmonic motion
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- Phase difference
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