Lissajous curves

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• Lissajous curve — In mathematics, a Lissajous curve (Lissajous figure or Bowditch curve) is the graph of the system of parametric equations:x=Asin(at+delta),quad y=Bsin(bt),which describes complex harmonic motion. This family of curves was investigated by… …   Wikipedia

• Lissajous figure — /lee seuh zhooh , lee seuh zhooh /, Physics. the series of plane curves traced by an object executing two mutually perpendicular harmonic motions. [1875 80; named after Jules A. Lissajous (1822 80), French physicist] * * *       also called… …   Universalium

• Lissajous , Jules Antoine — (1822–1880) French physicist Born at Versailles, Lissajous graduated from the Ecole Normale Supérieure in 1847 and then taught physics at a school in Paris. He was interested in finding a way of making sound vibrations visible. Chladni had… …   Scientists

• lissajous figure — |lēsə|zhü noun also lissajous curve Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: after Jules A. Lissajous died 1880 French physicist : any of an infinite variety of curves formed by combining two mutually perpendicular simple harmonic motions,… …   Useful english dictionary

• List of curves — This is a list of curves, by Wikipedia page. See also list of curve topics, list of surfaces, Riemann surface. Algebraic curves*Cubic plane curve *Quartic plane curve *Quintic plane curve *Sextic plane curveRational curves*Ampersand curve… …   Wikipedia

• Memristor — Type Passive Working principle Memristance Invented Leon Chua (1971) First production HP Labs (2008) Electronic symbol …   Wikipedia

• Harmonograph — A harmonograph is a mechanical apparatus that employs pendulums to create a geometric image. The drawings created typically are Lissajous curves, or related drawings of greater complexity. The devices, which began to appear in the mid 19th… …   Wikipedia

• Padua points — In polynomial interpolation of two variables, the Padua points are the first known example (and up to now the only one) of unisolvent point set (that is, the interpolating polynomial is unique) with minimal growth of their Lebesgue constant,… …   Wikipedia

• Interval (music) — For the album by See You Next Tuesday, see Intervals (album). Melodic and harmonic intervals.   …   Wikipedia

• Chebyshev polynomials — Not to be confused with discrete Chebyshev polynomials. In mathematics the Chebyshev polynomials, named after Pafnuty Chebyshev,[1] are a sequence of orthogonal polynomials which are related to de Moivre s formula and which can be defined… …   Wikipedia

• Box orbit — In stellar dynamics a box orbit refers to a particular type of orbit which can be seen in triaxial systems, that is, systems which do not possess a symmetry around any of its axes. They contrast with the loop orbits which are observed in… …   Wikipedia