Questions tagged [frequency]
Frequency is the rate of repetitive aspect in the amplitude over a given dimension.
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I don't understand intuitively why the instantaneous frequency is obtained by calculating the time derivative of the phase
I don't understand intuitively why the instantaneous frequency is obtained by calculating the time derivative of the phase
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Does sunlight have a modulation frequency?
By frequency, I don't mean electromagnetic frequency, I mean modulation frequency. For example, I can put a PWM square wave on an LED at some frequency, which I can detect with a photodiode and a ...
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What's the difference between the different kinds of EM waves?
I am an A-level student.
We have traditionally been taught that different types of EM waves exist only between certain ranges of wavelengths and frequencies.
However, I learned that electromagnetic ...
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Why do we see objects with a given color?
I'm currently studying Electromagnetic Optics, and I don't quite understand the (classical) process through which we perceive an object with a given color. From my understanding, I'd make a ...
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Who wrote $c = λ ν$ for the first time and where can I find it?
I have been surfing for days and still I could not find who wrote the equation $c=λν$ for the first time. Neither I found a name for this equation. A lot about Planck's constant and energy related ...
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General formula for the frequency
The orbital period of a satellite is the time it takes to complete an entire orbit around the celestial body around which it orbits. I know that the orbital period using the following formula:
$$T = \...
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Why Does Planck's Relation $E=hf$ Imply a Linear Relationship Only for Sinusoidal Frequency Bases?
I have been studying quantum mechanics and I came across Planck's relation which describes the energy $E$ of a photon as being directly proportional to its frequency $f$, with Planck's constant $h$ as ...
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Why are laser linewidths in frequency domain?
I am learning about the lasers and I find one thing confusing about the lasers.
I understand that there is a range of wavelength laser, it is never exactly monochromatic. So, I understand the concept ...
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Why color depends on frequency and not on wavelength? [duplicate]
To explain my question lets consider this example:
The wavelength of light in a medium is $\lambda=\lambda_{0}/\mu$, where $\lambda_{0}$ is the wavelength in vacuum. A beam of red light ($\lambda_{0}=...
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Why do water surfaces have persistent "average wavelength" patches?
Have you ever stood above a river or lake and noticed that the surface has visible "patches"? It looks like the surface has different average wavelengths in some areas, leading to the light ...
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How can the Rabi frequency be complex?
I've been doing some reading and came across a simple implementation of the Hadamard gate using Rabi oscillations of an atom in a laser field. However, the author mentions that it required the Rabi ...
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What duration of a white noise burst is required for it to be "white" at a given frequency or frequency range?
I am running white noise bursts (with very short ramps on/off to prevent discontinuities) through underdamped resonant bandpasses which are tuned to any given $f_0$ and an underdamped $Q$.
Continuous ...
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Is natural frequency a local or global property?
Some objects have a natural frequency. This can be anything from a metal ball to a table, etc. When we hit such an object, it will start vibrating with a certain frequency $f$. Because of damping the ...
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Should natural frequency be modeled using molecules?
Consider an object. This can be anything from a metal ball to a table, etc. Now this object has a natural frequency. When we hit the object, it will start vibrating with a certain frequency $f$. ...
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Orbital frequency of gravitational wave prior to merger [closed]
In the paper The basic physics of the binary black hole merger GW150914
Equation [A5] states that
$$\dot \omega^3=\left(\frac{96}{5}\right)^3\frac{\omega^{11}}{c^{15}}\left(G\mathscr M\right)^5
\tag{...
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