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vibration: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

mechanoreception and cutaneous sense stimulation
- In mechanoreception: Vibration reception
- In human sensory reception: Tactile psychophysics

acoustics

music
- In musical sound
sound reception
- In sound reception
sound waves
- In sound: Impedance mismatch
vocal cords
- In vocal cord
wind instruments
- In wind instrument: The production of sound
- In sound: Bore configuration and harmonicity

Earth sciences

earthquakes
- In earthquake: Long-period oscillations of the globe
seismograph recording
- In seismograph: Applications of the seismograph

physics

damping
- In damping
ion hopping
- In crystal: Conduction through ion hopping
light
- In colour: Vibrations and rotations
mechanics of solids
- In mechanics of solids: Free vibrations
molecules
- In spectroscopy: Analysis of absorption spectra
photochemical reactions
- In photochemical reaction: Consequences of photoexcitation
Planck’s radiation law
- In Planck’s radiation law
simple harmonic motion
- In simple harmonic motion
string theory
- In string theory: Dimensions and vibrations

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Simon Fraser University - Vibration.	Emily Rodriguez	Dec 23, 2024
	Add new Web site: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Vibration.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 17, 2023
	Add new Web site: Physics Classroom - Vibrational Motion.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 24, 2023
	Add new Web site: Physics LibreTexts - Vibrations.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 07, 2022
	Media added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 06, 2020
	Media added.	Mic Anderson	May 10, 2016
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998