Physics A-Level
Resonant peak
What Resonant peak means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Resonant peak
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The peak of the curve, occurring at the driving frequency closest to the natural frequency of the oscillator, where the resonant amplitude is large at low damping.
Topics that use Resonant peak
- Damping (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Amplitude–driving frequency graph
- Critical damping
- Damping
- Damping and resonance amplitude
- Forced oscillation
- Free oscillation
- Heavy damping
- Light damping
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