List of cycles

This is a list of recurring cycles. See also Index of wave articles, Time, and Pattern.

Planetary cycles

Astronomical cycles

Astronomy – Axial precession – CNO cycle – Eclipse cycle – Eclipse – Full moon cycle – Galactic year – Great Year – Lunar phase – Mesoamerican calendars – Metonic cycle – Milankovitch cycles – Mira – Moon – Nutation – OrbitOrbital periodSaros cycleSothic cycleSecularitySidereal yearSunspotTideTropical yearYear

Climate and weather cycles

Animal migrationAvalancheCarbon cycle – Climate change – Climate change and agricultureClimate modelClimate oscillationClock of the Long NowEcologyEl Niño/La NiñaEndometriumEnvironmental geographyGlobal coolingGlobal warmingHistorical temperature recordHydrogen cycleIce ageTranshumanceMilankovitch cyclesMonsoonPleistoceneSeasonSulfur cycleSunspotTideTimeline of meteorology1500-year climate cycle

Geological cycles

Age of the EarthAluminum cycleArsenic cycleBoron cycleBromine cycleCadmium cycleCalcium cycleCarbonate–silicate cycleChlorine cycleChromium cycle – Climate change – Copper cycleCycle of erosionDynamic topographyDynamic topographyEarthquake cycleFluorine cycleGlaciationGold cycleIodine cycleIron cycleLead cycleLithium cycleManganese cycleMass extinction cyclesMercury cycleMethane cycleOzone–oxygen cyclePhosphorus cycleSelenium cycleSilica cycleSupercontinent cycleVanadium cycleWilson cycleZinc cycle

Organic cycles

Agricultural cycles

Agricultural cycleCarbon cycleCrop rotationFertile CrescentHarvestNitrogen cycleOrganic farmingPhosphorus cycleSeasonSulfur cycleSoil degradationSustainable industriesWater cycle

Biological and medical cycles

Alternation of generationsBeta oxidationBioelectricityBiological pest controlBiological rhythmBipolar disorderCardiopulmonary resuscitationCalvin–Benson cycleCell cycleChronobiologyCitric acid cycleCircadian rhythmClinical depressionDigestionEcologyFeedbackInfradian rhythm - Life cycleList of biochemistry topicsMarine biologyMenstrual cycleNeurofeedbackNon-Hodgkin lymphomaOrganic farmingPeriodical cicadasPolymerase chain reactionSoil degradationStomach cancerTriageUltradian rhythm - Urea cycleZygote

Brain waves and cycles

BioelectricityCircadian rhythmConsciousnessElectroencephalographyNeurofeedbackPersistent vegetative stateSjögren's syndromeSleep - Ultradian rhythm

Physics cycles

Cyclic processCarnot cycleDouble-slit experimentDynamic theory of gravityPhysics of musicResonanceSonoluminescenceSpeed of lightSunspot

Mathematics of waves and cycles

Almost periodic functionAmplitude modulationAmplitude – Beat – Chaos theoryCyclic groupDiffractionDoppler effectEigenstateEigenvalueFibonacci sequenceFourier seriesFrequency domainFrequency spectrum – Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics) – Harmonic oscillatorHuygens–Fresnel principleLongitudinal waveMechanical waveNavier–Stokes equationsPartial differential equationPeriodic functionPermutation – Phase (waves) – Physics of musicPower spectrum – Signal – Sine waveSpectrum of an operatorTranslational symmetryTransverse waveWave equationWave–particle dualityWaveWaveform

Electromagnetic spectrum

Absorption spectroscopyAnders Jonas ÅngströmAstronomical spectroscopyAstronomyBlack bodyBlazarBremsstrahlungCaesiumCherenkov radiationColorDiffractionDigital signal processingDirect-sequence spread spectrum – Dispersion (optics) – EigenstateEigenvalueElectromagnetic radiationElectromagnetic spectroscopyElectromagnetic spectrumElectromagnetismEmission lineEmission spectrumFM broadcastingFrequency domainFrequency hoppingFrequency spectrumGamma-ray burst – Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics) – History of radioHueIsotopeLightOptical brightener – Orbits (complex dynamics) –Particle in a spherically symmetric potentialPiezoelectricityPower spectrumRADARRadio frequencyRadioRadiocommunications AgencyRedshiftSETISpectrogramSpectrometerSpectroscopySpectrum analyzerSunyaev–Zel'dovich effectSupernovaTelecommunicationTimbreVery high frequencyVisible lightVisible spectrumWhite noise

Sound waves

Acoustic theoryAcousticsAerodynamicsAmplitudeAnemometerAudio feedback – Beat (acoustics) – BuggingCherenkov radiationCold fusionCompressibilityDelay-line memoryDiffractionDoppler effectEcho soundingElectronic filterFTIRKrakatoaLoudspeakerMach numberMicrophoneOssiclesPan pipesParabolic microphonePhoneticsPhononPiezoelectricityPsychoacousticsSawtooth waveShock waveSIDSonarSonic boomSonoluminescenceSoundproofingSound recordingSoundSpeech processingSpeed of soundSperm whaleSquare waveSubsonicSubtractive synthesisSynthesizerTelephoneTransmission lineTriangle waveWave dragWaveform

Miscellaneous cycles

Economic and business cycles

Business cycleInflation / RecessionMonetary policyVirtuous circle and vicious circleKitchin cycleJuglar cycleKuznets swing

Music and rhythm cycles

HarmonicsInterval cycleMusica universalisMusic theoryPhysics of musicRing cycleRhythmSong cycle

Political cycles

Election Cycle – Campaign Cycle – Cycle between political extremes – American political cycle

Religious, mythological, and spiritual cycles

AstrologyMantraNumerologyPratītyasamutpādaSamhainSexagenary cycleSurya

Social and cultural cycles

Dynastic cycleKondratiev waveSocial cycle theoryTytler cycle

Military and war

War cycles - Joshua S. Goldstein - George Modelski

Literature

Literature cyclePlay cycleSonnet cycle