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  2. Simple harmonic motion - Wikipedia

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    The equation for describing the period: = shows the period of oscillation is independent of the amplitude, though in practice the amplitude should be small. The above equation is also valid in the case when an additional constant force is being applied on the mass, i.e. the additional constant force cannot change the period of oscillation.

  3. Harmonic oscillator - Wikipedia

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    The period, the time for one complete oscillation, is given by the expression = =, which is a good approximation of the actual period when is small. Notice that in this approximation the period τ {\displaystyle \tau } is independent of the amplitude θ 0 {\displaystyle \theta _{0}} .

  4. Periodic travelling wave - Wikipedia

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    Consequently, it is a special type of spatiotemporal oscillation that is a periodic function of both space and time. Periodic travelling waves play a fundamental role in many mathematical equations, including self-oscillatory systems, [1] [2] excitable systems [3] and reaction–diffusion–advection systems. [4]

  5. Oscillation - Wikipedia

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    Oscillation is the repetitive or periodic variation, typically in time, of some measure about a central value (often a point of equilibrium) or between two or more different states. Familiar examples of oscillation include a swinging pendulum and alternating current. Oscillations can be used in physics to approximate complex interactions, such ...

  6. List of equations in wave theory - Wikipedia

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    A wave can be longitudinal where the oscillations are parallel (or antiparallel) to the propagation direction, or transverse where the oscillations are perpendicular to the propagation direction. These oscillations are characterized by a periodically time-varying displacement in the parallel or perpendicular direction, and so the instantaneous ...

  7. Ring oscillator - Wikipedia

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    The oscillator period is in all cases equal to twice the sum of the individual delays of all stages. A ring oscillator only requires power to operate. Above a certain voltage, typical well below the threshold voltage of the MOSFETs used, oscillations begin spontaneously. To increase the frequency of oscillation, two methods are commonly used.

  8. Parametric oscillator - Wikipedia

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    A parametric oscillator is a harmonic oscillator whose physical properties vary with time. The equation of such an oscillator is + + = This equation is linear in ().By assumption, the parameters and depend only on time and do not depend on the state of the oscillator.

  9. Quantum harmonic oscillator - Wikipedia

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    The frequency of oscillation at x is proportional to the momentum p(x) of a classical particle of energy E n and position x. Furthermore, the square of the amplitude (determining the probability density) is inversely proportional to p ( x ) , reflecting the length of time the classical particle spends near x .