oscillation
Oscillation (from the Latin oscillare "to swing", "to sway", "to rock") stands for:
- in mathematics and physics:
- a quantity for examining the continuity of mappings, see oscillation (topology)
- a repeated temporal fluctuation of state variables, see oscillation
- a transformation process in elementary particle physics, see neutrino oscillation
- a behavior of charge carriers in solid state physics, see Bloch oscillations
- undesirable behavior of aircraft, see Pilot Induced Oscillation
- in astronomy:
- a sinusoidal fluctuation in brightness in the formation of dwarf novae: See dwarf nova # oscillation
- in meteorology:
- a circulatory phenomenon of the earth's atmosphere: see Madden-Julian oscillation
- an atmospheric pressure phenomenon in the northern hemisphere: See Arctic Oscillation
- a fluctuation of pressure conditions in the atmosphere over the North Atlantic: See North Atlantic Oscillation
- an air exchange phenomenon between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean: See Southern Oscillation
- a phenomenon of circulation between atmosphere and sea over the Pacific Ocean: see El Niño-Southern Oscillation
- a quasi-periodic atmospheric wave of wind in the stratosphere: see quasi-biennial oscillation
- in climate history:
- a deterioration in the climate at the beginning of the Holocene: see preboreal fluctuation
- a cooling phase in the Alleröd Interstadial: see Gerzensee fluctuation
- in ecology:
- an excessive fluctuation in population density: see predator-prey relationship
See also:
Wiktionary: Oscillation - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
