Physics A-Level
Resonance and natural frequency
What Resonance and natural frequency means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Both systems oscillate at a natural frequency, with the LC circuit's resonant angular frequency ω = 1/√(LC) compared with ω = √(k/m).
Topics that use Resonance and natural frequency
- LC resonance filters (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Analogy between electrical and mechanical systems
- Damping
- Electrical and mechanical analogues
- Energy (voltage) response curve
- Inertia and opposition to change
- Resonance in LC circuits
- Simple harmonic motion analogy
- Energy exchange in oscillating systems
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