free oscillation

synonym: free sinusoidal oscillation
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12770
Oscillatory deformation of a material specimen with the motion generated without the continuous application of an external force.
Note: For any real sample of material, the resulting oscillatory deformation is one of decaying amplitudes.
See: forced sinusoidal oscillation
Source:
PAC, 2013, 85, 1017. (Glossary of terms relating to thermal and thermomechanical properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 1028 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'free oscillation' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12770 RIS BibTex EndNote
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