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harmonic law — noun a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets • Syn: ↑Kepler s third law • Hypernyms: ↑Kepler s law, ↑Kepler s law of… … Useful english dictionary
Harmonic motion — can mean: The motion of a Harmonic oscillator (in physics), which can be: Simple harmonic motion Complex harmonic motion Keplers laws of planetary motion (in physics, known as the harmonic law) Quasi harmonic motion: Unit… … Wikipedia
Harmonic series (music) — Harmonic series of a string. Pitched musical instruments are often based on an approximate harmonic oscillator such as a string or a column of air, which oscillates at numerous frequencies simultaneously. At these resonant frequencies, waves… … Wikipedia
Harmonic oscillator — This article is about the harmonic oscillator in classical mechanics. For its uses in quantum mechanics, see quantum harmonic oscillator. Classical mechanics … Wikipedia
Harmonic measure — In mathematics, harmonic measure is a concept that arises in the theory of harmonic functions, where it can be used to estimate the modulus of an analytic function inside a domain D given bounds on the modulus on the boundary of the domain. In a… … Wikipedia
Harmonic motion — Motion Mo tion, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to move. See {Move}.] 1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harmonic oscillator — noun A system which, when displaced from its equilibrium position, experiences a restoring force proportional to the displacement according to Hookes law: , where is a positive constant … Wiktionary
Kepler's law — noun (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler • Syn: ↑Kepler s law of planetary motion • Topics: ↑astronomy, ↑uranology • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Kepler's law of planetary motion — noun (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler • Syn: ↑Kepler s law • Topics: ↑astronomy, ↑uranology • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of nature … Useful english dictionary
Kepler's third law — noun a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets • Syn: ↑harmonic law • Hypernyms: ↑Kepler s law, ↑Kepler s law of planetary … Useful english dictionary
