Physics A-Level
Phase relationships in simple harmonic motion
What Phase relationships in simple harmonic motion means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Phase relationships in simple harmonic motion
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Where displacement is maximum the gradient is zero so velocity is zero, and where displacement crosses zero the gradient is steepest so velocity is maximum in magnitude.
Topics that use Phase relationships in simple harmonic motion
- Simple harmonic motion (SHM) (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Angular frequency
- Graphical interpretation of gradients
- Graphs of x, v and a against time
- Restoring force and acceleration towards equilibrium
- Simple harmonic motion
- Phase relationship
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