oscillation
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Using this approach, the team generated surface acoustic waves vibrating at about 1 gigahertz, meaning billions of oscillations per second.
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A study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, explains how rhythmic brain activity known as alpha oscillations helps the brain separate the body from the outside world.
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This process, called oscillation, implies that neutrinos must have mass.
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In that framework, “bubbles” are defined as prices that accelerate super-exponentially toward a critical point, with oscillations that become more frequent as the “bubble” matures.
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That picture changed when scientists discovered neutrino oscillations, a phenomenon showing that neutrinos have mass and can switch between types as they move through space.
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