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  2. Jerk (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Jerk (also known as jolt) is the rate of change of an object's acceleration over time. It is a vector quantity (having both magnitude and direction). Jerk is most commonly denoted by the symbol j and expressed in m/s 3 ( SI units ) or standard gravities per second ( g 0 /s).

  3. Molecular vibration - Wikipedia

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    A molecular vibration is a periodic motion of the atoms of a molecule relative to each other, such that the center of mass of the molecule remains unchanged. The typical vibrational frequencies range from less than 10 13 Hz to approximately 10 14 Hz, corresponding to wavenumbers of approximately 300 to 3000 cm −1 and wavelengths of approximately 30 to 3 μm.

  4. Vibration isolation - Wikipedia

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    is basically the weight of the isolated object with low-amplitude vibration input. This is the environment of apparently stationary objects such as buildings (under normal conditions) or laboratory instruments.; Dynamic loading involves accelerations and larger amplitude shock and vibration.

  5. Quartz crystal microbalance - Wikipedia

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    Quartz is one member of a family of crystals that experience the piezoelectric effect.The piezoelectric effect has found applications in high power sources, sensors, actuators, frequency standards, motors, etc., and the relationship between applied voltage and mechanical deformation is well known; this allows probing an acoustic resonance by electrical means.

  6. Partial-wave analysis - Wikipedia

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    where (,) is the so-called scattering amplitude, which is in this case only dependent on the elevation angle and the energy. In conclusion, this gives the following asymptotic expression for the entire wave function:

  7. Piezoresponse force microscopy - Wikipedia

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    of frequency ω and amplitude V ac is applied to the tip giving rise to an oscillatory deformation of the sample surface, = + ⁡ (+) from the equilibrium position d 0 with amplitude D, and an associated phase difference φ. The resulting movement of the cantilever is detected by the photodiode and so an oscillating surface displacement is ...

  8. Shock (mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    When laboratory testing, field experience, or engineering judgement indicates that an item could be damaged by mechanical shock, several courses of action might be considered: [17] Reduce and control the input shock at the source. Modify the item to improve its toughness or support it to better handle shocks.

  9. Logarithmic decrement - Wikipedia

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    The logarithmic decrement can be obtained e.g. as ln(x 1 /x 3).Logarithmic decrement, , is used to find the damping ratio of an underdamped system in the time domain.. The method of logarithmic decrement becomes less and less precise as the damping ratio increases past about 0.5; it does not apply at all for a damping ratio greater than 1.0 because the system is overdamped.