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Branch of physics describing motion and forces

Dynamics is the branch of physics concerned with the study of forces and their effects on motion. Dynamics is a fundamental part of classical mechanics, which is the study of the motion of bodies in a frame of reference.

Overview[edit]

Dynamics is divided into two main branches:

Kinematics, which describes motion without regard to its causes.
Kinetics, which is concerned with the forces that cause or change motion.

Fundamental Concepts[edit]

Force[edit]

A force is any interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object. A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (to accelerate). Force can also be described intuitively as a push or a pull. A force has both magnitude and direction, making it a vector quantity.

Mass[edit]

Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object. It is a fundamental property of the object, a numerical measure of its inertia, and a fundamental measure of the amount of matter in the object.

Acceleration[edit]

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity of an object with respect to time. It is a vector quantity, with both magnitude and direction.

Newton's Laws of Motion[edit]

Dynamics is governed by Newton's laws of motion:

First Law: An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Second Law: The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on the object and inversely proportional to the object's mass. This is often stated as \( F = ma \), where \( F \) is the net force, \( m \) is the mass, and \( a \) is the acceleration.
Third Law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Applications[edit]

Dynamics has a wide range of applications in various fields such as engineering, astronomy, biology, and medicine. In engineering, dynamics is used to analyze the forces and motions in mechanical systems. In medicine, understanding the dynamics of blood flow can help in diagnosing cardiovascular diseases.

References[edit]

External Links[edit]

Dynamics on Wikipedia

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-'''Dynamics (mechanics)''' is a branch of [[physics]] that studies the motion of objects and the forces that cause this motion. It is a sub-discipline of [[mechanics]], which is itself a branch of [[physical sciences]]. Dynamics can be further divided into [[kinematics]], which describes motion without considering its causes, and [[kinetics]], which looks at how forces affect motion.
+{{Short description|Branch of physics describing motion and forces}}
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+{{Physics}}
+'''Dynamics''' is the branch of [[physics]] concerned with the study of forces and their effects on [[motion]]. Dynamics is a fundamental part of [[classical mechanics]], which is the study of the motion of bodies in a frame of reference.
 == Overview ==
+Dynamics is divided into two main branches:
+* '''[[Kinematics]]''', which describes motion without regard to its causes.
+* '''[[Kinetics]]''', which is concerned with the forces that cause or change motion.
+== Fundamental Concepts ==
-Dynamics is concerned with the study of forces and torques and their effect on motion, as opposed to [[statics]], which studies forces in balance. The foundations of dynamics were laid out by Sir [[Isaac Newton]] in his laws of motion, which are still used to study the motion of objects.
+=== Force ===
+A [[force]] is any interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object. A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (to accelerate). Force can also be described intuitively as a push or a pull. A force has both magnitude and direction, making it a [[vector quantity]].
-== Newton's laws of motion ==
+=== Mass ===
+[[Mass]] is a measure of the amount of matter in an object. It is a fundamental property of the object, a numerical measure of its inertia, and a fundamental measure of the amount of matter in the object.
-[[File:Newton's laws of motion.png|thumb|right|Illustration of Newton's laws of motion]]
+=== Acceleration ===
+[[Acceleration]] is the rate of change of velocity of an object with respect to time. It is a vector quantity, with both magnitude and direction.
-The three [[Newton's laws of motion|laws of motion]] laid out by Newton form the basis of dynamics. They describe the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it, and its motion in response to those forces.
+== Newton's Laws of Motion ==
+Dynamics is governed by [[Newton's laws of motion]]:
-# '''First law (Law of Inertia)''': An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
+* '''First Law''': An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
-# '''Second law (Law of Acceleration)''': The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object.
+* '''Second Law''': The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on the object and inversely proportional to the object's mass. This is often stated as \( F = ma \), where \( F \) is the net force, \( m \) is the mass, and \( a \) is the acceleration.
-# '''Third law (Law of Action and Reaction)''': For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
+* '''Third Law''': For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
-== Applications of dynamics ==
+== Applications ==
+Dynamics has a wide range of applications in various fields such as [[engineering]], [[astronomy]], [[biology]], and [[medicine]]. In engineering, dynamics is used to analyze the forces and motions in mechanical systems. In medicine, understanding the dynamics of blood flow can help in diagnosing cardiovascular diseases.
-Dynamics has a wide range of applications in many fields of science and engineering. For example, it is used in [[aerospace engineering]] to understand how forces affect the motion of aircraft and spacecraft. In [[biomechanics]], it is used to study the motion of living organisms. In [[robotics]], it is used to design and control robots.
+== See Also ==
+* [[Statics]]
+* [[Mechanics]]
+* [[Energy]]
+* [[Momentum]]
-== See also ==
+== References ==
+* [[Classical Mechanics]] by [[Herbert Goldstein]]
+* [[The Feynman Lectures on Physics]] by [[Richard Feynman]]
-* [[Statics]]
+== External Links ==
-* [[Kinematics]]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamics_(mechanics) Dynamics on Wikipedia]
-* [[Kinetics]]
-* [[Force]]
-* [[Torque]]
-* [[Motion (physics)]]
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 [[Category:Mechanics]]
 [[Category:Dynamics]]
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