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Gain bandwidth — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. 010203040501101001k10k100k1Mfrequency (hertz)closed-loop gain (decibels)the ideal amplifier: two resistors, no frequencythe circuit+1% low at 1.35 kHz3 dB down at 10.0 kHzsolved, then checked — a nullor against a real devicethe ideal answer is 1% wrong above 1.35 kHz

    The ideal amplifier, and where it stops being one

    An ideal operational amplifier's closed-loop gain is set by two resistors and nothing else — a horizontal line at every frequency. The real one is already a tenth of a per cent low at direct current, one per cent low by 1.35 kHz, and above 10 kHz has no loop gain left, at which point the ideal answer is not an approximation to anything.

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