Mechanics (from Ancient Greek μηχανική (mēkhanikḗ) 'of machines') is the area of physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion...
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Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory that describes the behavior of nature at and below the scale of atoms.: 1.1 It is the foundation of all quantum...
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Classical mechanics is a physical theory describing the motion of objects such as projectiles, parts of machinery, spacecraft, planets, stars, and galaxies...
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Hamiltonian mechanics is a reformulation of Lagrangian mechanics that emerged in 1833. Introduced by Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Hamiltonian mechanics replaces...
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Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them.: 3 It has applications...
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Mike and the Mechanics (stylised as Mike + The Mechanics) are an English rock supergroup formed in Dover in 1985 by Mike Rutherford, initially as a side...
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In physics, Lagrangian mechanics is a formulation of classical mechanics founded on the stationary-action principle (also known as the principle of least...
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Look up wave mechanics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wave mechanics may refer to: the mechanics of waves the application of the quantum wave equation...
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Mechanics' institutes, also known as mechanics' institutions, sometimes simply known as institutes, and also called schools of arts (especially in the...
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Rational mechanics may refer to: mécanique rationelle, a historical (19th century) term for classical mechanics a school of thought within physics advocated...
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In physics, statistical mechanics is a mathematical framework that applies statistical methods and probability theory to large assemblies of microscopic...
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In tabletop games and video games, game mechanics specify how a game works for the players. Game mechanics include the rules or ludemes that govern and...
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In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity that describes forces present during deformation. For example, an object being pulled apart, such...
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Popular Mechanics (often abbreviated as PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics...
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Orbital mechanics or astrodynamics is the application of ballistics and celestial mechanics to the practical problems concerning the motion of rockets...
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Celestial mechanics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of objects in outer space. Historically, celestial mechanics applies principles...
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Continuum mechanics is a branch of mechanics that deals with the deformation of and transmission of forces through materials modeled as a continuous medium...
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In short, when mechanics concepts surpass being theoretical and are applied and executed, general mechanics becomes applied mechanics. It is this stark...
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analytical mechanics, or theoretical mechanics is a collection of closely related formulations of classical mechanics. Analytical mechanics uses scalar...
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Quantum mechanics is the study of matter and its interactions with energy on the scale of atomic and subatomic particles. By contrast, classical physics...
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Fillet" mechanics – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2009) (Learn how...
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Solid mechanics (also known as mechanics of solids) is the branch of continuum mechanics that studies the behavior of solid materials, especially their...
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Structural mechanics or mechanics of structures is the computation of deformations, deflections, and internal forces or stresses (stress equivalents) within...
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In mechanics, strain is defined as relative deformation, compared to a reference position configuration. Different equivalent choices may be made for...
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Bush Mechanics is a humorous 2001 television docudrama series directed by David Batty and Francis Jupurrurla Kelly and produced by the Warlpiri Media...
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Mechanics (Greek: Μηχανικά; Latin: Mechanica), also called Mechanical Problems or Questions of Mechanics, is a text traditionally attributed to Aristotle...
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mathematics, Nambu mechanics is a generalization of Hamiltonian mechanics involving multiple Hamiltonians. Recall that Hamiltonian mechanics is based upon...
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forces that affect it); mechanics may also be divided into solid mechanics and fluid mechanics (known together as continuum mechanics), the latter include...
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Mechanics Bank is a full-service community banking financial institution headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. It was founded in 1905 and serves...
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Traction, traction force or tractive force is a force used to generate motion between a body and a tangential surface, through the use of either dry friction...
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