That doesn’t really illustrate the fundamental concept of Q. I’ll try and think of something that is still non-mathematical but nonetheless illustrates the concept of Q.
DaveD > On Jan 26, 2021, at 07:28, Ole Petter Ronningen <opronnin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, All > > I am going to give a presentation to non-nuts, and in one of the slides I > touch on Q - not wanting to spend more than a sentence or two on the > subject, I wonder if the following analogy works: > > "A quality long-stemmed, thin-walled wine glass will ring for a long time > after we give it a little tap - this is high Q. A thick-walled, stubby milk > glass will barely ring at all, just a dull "plink" - this is low Q. The > energy we put in dies out very quickly." > > As I am sure is embarrassingly evident, I have a rather tentative grip on > the subject myself.. > > Ole > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
