Oscillating — 304 discussions

I have read two contraditory explanations of why the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics would prohibit an oscillating universe ad infinitum. The first one, from a Paul Davies Books states that the second law of thermodynamics only would permit the oscillations to become larger each time. While this...

I think I'm lost in the ugly algebra, but I want to make sure. A uniform rectangular plate is suspended at point P (top center of the rectangle), and swings in the plane of the paper about an axis through P. At what other point between P and O (center of the rectangle), along PO, could the...

hi, electromagnetic radiation is a combination of oscillating electric and magnetic fields...if a transmiter sends a cmplex elctro magnetic signal into space and then shuts down, there is no longer a source of information to the signal, how does this oscillating electromagnetic field keep its...

What do we know about the radiation emitted by an oscillating charge ? Anyone care to share their wisdom ?