The above
illustration shows how a time varying stress due to a time varying
(sinusoidal) acceleration changes the frequency of a resonator, i.e., how the
vibration frequency modulates the oscillator’s frequency.
R. L. Filler,
"The Acceleration Sensitivity of Quartz Crystal Oscillators:A Review," IEEE Transactions on
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp.
297-305, May 1988.