Physics A-Level
Sharpness of resonance
What Sharpness of resonance means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sharpness of resonance
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A measure of how narrow the peak is, often compared using the width of the curve at a chosen fraction of the peak amplitude.
Topics that use Sharpness of resonance
- Forced vibrations and resonance (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Damping
- Damping and energy dissipation
- Natural frequency
- Resonance
- Resonance in mechanical systems
- Stationary waves and boundary conditions
- Forced vibration
- Free vibration
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