Definition:Degrees of Freedom (Physics)/Definition 1
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Definition
Consider an oscillating system $S$ disturbed from equilibrium.
The number of degrees of freedom of $S$ is the number of normal modes of oscillation of $S$.
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Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): normal modes
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): normal modes