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| What's the minimum (physics first) to get an oscillator? |
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| jonpaul:
Simple answer: Loop gain > 1 Works for any osc, mechanical, electric, electronic. Jon |
| SiliconWizard:
Everything is an oscillator. |
| The Electrician:
There was a lady on the Coast to Coast radio show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_AM the other night who informed the listeners that everything in the universe has a frequency. There must be a lot of oscillators keeping it all going. |
| AndyBeez:
Is white noise oscillation? |
| TimFox:
No, it is "variation". Inherent in the term "oscillation", starting with the physics of harmonic oscillators and the engineering of feedback oscillators is that the action be periodic. |
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