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  2. 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}} .

  3. 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.

  4. Q factor - Wikipedia

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    The Q factor is a parameter that describes the resonance behavior of an underdamped harmonic oscillator (resonator). Sinusoidally driven resonators having higher Q factors resonate with greater amplitudes (at the resonant frequency) but have a smaller range of frequencies around that frequency for which they resonate; the range of frequencies for which the oscillator resonates is called the ...

  5. Frequency - Wikipedia

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    The period T is the time taken to complete one cycle of an oscillation or rotation. The frequency and the period are related by the equation [4] =. The term temporal frequency is used to emphasise that the frequency is characterised by the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time.

  6. Angular frequency - Wikipedia

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    A sphere rotating around an axis. Points farther from the axis move faster, satisfying ω = v / r.. In physics, angular frequency (symbol ω), also called angular speed and angular rate, is a scalar measure of the angle rate (the angle per unit time) or the temporal rate of change of the phase argument of a sinusoidal waveform or sine function (for example, in oscillations and waves).

  7. Periodic function - Wikipedia

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    A nonzero constant P for which this is the case is called a period of the function. If there exists a least positive [2] constant P with this property, it is called the fundamental period (also primitive period, basic period, or prime period.) Often, "the" period of a function is used to mean its fundamental period.

  8. Natural frequency - Wikipedia

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    Natural frequency, measured in terms of eigenfrequency, is the rate at which an oscillatory system tends to oscillate in the absence of disturbance. A foundational example pertains to simple harmonic oscillators, such as an idealized spring with no energy loss wherein the system exhibits constant-amplitude oscillations with a constant frequency.

  9. 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.