Resonance

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Resonance may refer to:

• Resonance in common systems. Generally the term refers to a match or equality of a parameter such as a frequency or energy between two parts of a system. This usually suggests an ability to transfer or share energy between two parts of a system such as a source and load. Often the equations are similar for different types of systems. Specific types of macroscopic systems for which resonance is often considered include:
  • Mechanical resonance
  • Electrical resonance - as in electrical circuits with one or more capacitors and inductors.
  • Acoustic resonance - such as that in musical instruments
  • Orbital resonance in celestial mechanics

• In physics and chemistry:
  • Resonance (physics)
  • Resonance (chemistry) - resonance in chemistry refers to electronic delocalization in molecules often represented via a combination of related Lewis structures.
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
  • Resonance (particle physics) - as an isolated particle capable of decay that decays spontaneously
  • Shape resonance
  • Feshbach resonance
  • Fano resonance

• Colloquial or soft-science usages that generally connote similar notions:
  • Limbic resonance
  • Cultural resonance

As a proper name or title:

• Resonance (Anathema album) and Resonance Vol. 2, compilation albums by British rock band Anathema
• Resonance FM, a London-based community radio station run by the London Musicians Collective
• Resonance, the magazine of the London Musicians Collective
• Resonance, the magazine for players of the resophonic guitar
• Resonance (Jordan Rudess album)
• Resonance (Mad at Gravity album)
• Resonance (Joe Pass album)
• Resonance (Antigama Album)
• Resonance (T.M.Revolution song)

Resonant:

• In phonetics, the word resonant is sometimes used for sounds that are commonly referred to as sonorants

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