1.6.3 · Physics › Oscillations & Waves
Koi bhi cheez jo repeat hoti hai — jhoolta pendulum, ghoomta wheel, vibrate karta string — uska ek rhythm hota hai. Us rhythm ko describe karne ke teen tarike hain, aur teeno ek hi baat kehte hain, bas alag "units" mein:
Period T → "Ek pura cycle kitne time mein hota hai?" (seconds per cycle)
Frequency f → "Ek second mein kitne cycles hote hain?" (cycles per second = Hz)
Angular frequency ω → "Angle kitni tezi se sweep karta hai?" (radians per second)
Yeh poora subtopic sirf inhe teen ke beech convert karna hai. Yeh reciprocals aur scalings hain ek doosre ke.
Definition Teen rhythm quantities
Period T : ek complete cycle ke liye laga time . Unit: seconds (s).
Frequency f : unit time mein complete cycles ki tadaad . Unit: hertz (Hz = s − 1 ).
Angular frequency ω (omega): phase angle ke change ki rate . Unit: radians per second (rad/s).
Step 1 — f aur T inverses hain.
Yeh step kyun? Frequency cycles per second count karti hai; period hota hai seconds per cycle. Agar ek cycle T seconds mein hoti hai, toh 1 second mein 1/ T cycles fit honge. Yahi number hai frequency.
f = time cycles = T 1 ⟹ T = f 1
Step 2 — ω kahan se aata hai?
Yeh step kyun? Oscillation, uniform circular motion ka shadow (projection) hoti hai. Ek point ko ek circle ke around constant speed se jaate hue imagine karo. Ek pura lap = oscillation ka ek pura cycle. Circle ke around jaane mein 2 π radians ka angle sweep hota hai.
Toh ek period T mein, sweep hua angle hai 2 π . Angle sweep karne ki rate hai:
ω = time taken angle swept = T 2 π
Step 3 — Step 1 ke saath combine karo.
Yeh step kyun? T = 1/ f substitute karo taaki ω ko frequency se express kar sako.
ω = T 2 π = 2 π f
Simple harmonic motion x ( t ) = A cos ( ω t + ϕ ) ke liye:
Cosine ka argument, ( ω t + ϕ ) , radians mein phase hai.
Ek pura cycle tab hota hai jab phase 2 π se advance kare, yaani jab t , T = 2 π / ω se advance kare. ✔ consistent.
ω woh hota hai jo trig function ke andar appear karta hai; f aur T woh describe karte hain jo tum stopwatch se measure karte ho.
Worked example Example 1 — Period se sab kuch
Ek pendulum T = 0.5 s mein ek swing-cycle complete karta hai. f aur ω nikalo.
Step 1: f = 1/ T = 1/0.5 = 2 Hz .
Kyun? Do cycles ek second mein fit hote hain.
Step 2: ω = 2 π f = 2 π ( 2 ) = 4 π ≈ 12.57 rad/s .
Kyun? Har cycle 2 π rad sweep karta hai; 2 cycles/s → 4 π rad/s.
Worked example Example 2 — Angular frequency se wapas
Ek object ka ω = 10 rad/s hai. T aur f nikalo.
Step 1: T = 2 π / ω = 2 π /10 ≈ 0.628 s .
Kyun? Angle ko poora 2 π sweep karne ka time.
Step 2: f = ω / ( 2 π ) = 10/ ( 2 π ) ≈ 1.59 Hz .
Kyun? Radian-rate ko radians-per-cycle se divide karo.
Worked example Example 3 — Equation se read karna
Diya gaya hai x ( t ) = 3 cos ( 8 π t ) cm. ω , f , T nikalo.
Step 1: A cos ( ω t ) se match karo: ω = 8 π rad/s .
Kyun? ω literally cosine ke andar t ka coefficient hota hai.
Step 2: f = ω /2 π = 8 π /2 π = 4 Hz .
Step 3: T = 1/ f = 0.25 s .
Kyun? Direct reciprocal.
Worked example Example 4 — Pehle Forecast, phir Verify
Forecast: "Agar frequency double kar dun, toh ω aur T ka kya hoga?"
Pehle guess karo → phir check karo.
Verify: ω = 2 π f , f mein linear hai, isliye f double karne par ω double hoga. T = 1/ f inverse hai, isliye f double karne par T half ho jayega. ✔
Common mistake Mistake 1:
ω = f likhna
Kyun sahi lagta hai: dono "frequencies" hain, dono tab badhte hain jab motion tez hoti hai, dono mein per-second feel hoti hai.
Fix: yeh conversion factor 2 π se alag hain kyunki ω radians /s count karta hai jabki f cycles /s count karta hai. Ek cycle = 2 π rad. Isliye ω = 2 π f , kabhi equal nahi.
Common mistake Mistake 2:
T = 2 π f ya ω = 2 π / f
Kyun sahi lagta hai: yaad rehta hai "ek 2 π hai aur symbols T , f , ω float kar rahe hain" aur galat pairing pakad lete ho.
Fix: units par anchor karo. T seconds hai → yeh f (Hz) ka reciprocal hona chahiye. 2 π sirf ω ke saath rehta hai (radians). Isliye T = 1/ f aur ω = 2 π / T = 2 π f .
Common mistake Mistake 3: calculator ko radian mode mein bhool jaana
Kyun sahi lagta hai: degrees "natural" lagte hain.
Fix: ω t radians mein hota hai. Degree mode mein cos ( ω t ) plug karo aur tumhara SHM curve galat ho jayega. Oscillations ke liye calculator ko radians mein rakho.
Recall Feynman: ek 12-saal ke bachche ko samjhao
Ek bachche ko merry-go-round par imagine karo. Period hai ek puri spin mein kitna time lagta hai (jaise "ek go-around mein 5 second"). Frequency hai wo har second mein kitni spins complete karta hai (jaise "maine is second mein 2 spins ki!"). Yeh dono flip-sides hain: agar ek spin mein aadha second lagta hai, toh tum 2 per second karte ho. Angular frequency bas wahi cheez hai jo "turning angle per second" mein measure ki gayi hai — aur kyunki ek puri spin ek poora circle hai (2 π ), tum spins-per-second ko 2 π se multiply karte ho ise paane ke liye. Yahi poora secret hai: 2 π sirf "ek pura turn" angle ke roop mein likha gaya hai.
2 π yaad rakho
"Omega Wears a 2 π crown."
ω (angle-king) hamesha 2 π carry karta hai. Plain f aur T kabhi nahi karte; wo bas ek doosre ko flip karte hain: "f Tlips T" (f = 1/ T ).
Period T kya hai? Ek complete cycle mein laga time (unit: seconds).
Frequency f kya hai? Unit time mein complete cycles ki tadaad (unit: Hz = s⁻¹).
Angular frequency ω kya hai? Phase angle ke change ki rate (unit: rad/s).
f aur T ka relationship?f = 1/ T (yeh reciprocals hain).
ω aur T ka relationship?ω = 2 π / T .
ω aur f ka relationship?ω = 2 π f .
ω mein 2 π kyun aata hai?Kyunki ek full cycle = 2 π radians; ω radians/s count karta hai jabki f cycles/s count karta hai.
x = A cos ( ω t + ϕ ) mein, t ka coefficient kaunsi quantity hai?Angular frequency ω .
Agar f double ho jaye, toh ω aur T ka kya hoga? ω double hoga; T half ho jayega.
ω = 12 π rad/s → f nikalo.f = ω /2 π = 6 Hz.
T = 0.2 s → ω nikalo.ω = 2 π /0.2 = 10 π ≈ 31.4 rad/s.
Simple Harmonic Motion — ω , x = A cos ( ω t ) ke andar rehta hai.
Uniform Circular Motion — 2 π aur ω ka source.
Phase and Phase Difference — phase = ω t + ϕ radians mein measure hota hai.
Wave Speed v = fλ — frequency, time-rhythm ko spatial wavelength se jodhti hai.
Springs and Pendulums — ω = k / m jaise formulas T , f mein feed hote hain.
converts cycles to radians
Period T seconds per cycle
Frequency f cycles per second
Factor 2pi angle per cycle