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Classical mechanics (15386 bytes)
1: ...h models objects subjected to forces). See also [[mechanics]].
3: ...ry large range of approximate validity. Classical mechanics can be used to describe the motion of human-sized...
5: ...hese problems led to the development of [[quantum mechanics]].
9: ...lowing introduces the basic concepts of classical mechanics. For simplicity, it uses a ''point particle'', wh...
11: ...[[electron]], are properly described by [[quantum mechanics]]. Objects with non-zero size have more complicat...

Timeline of classical mechanics (4140 bytes)
1: '''[[Timeline]] of [[classical mechanics]]'''
5: ...]] - [[Hero of Alexandria]] writes ''Metrica, Mechanics,'' and ''Pneumatics''
23: ... Louis Maupertuis]] applies minimum principles to mechanics
26: ... [[Joseph Louis Lagrange]] presents [[Lagrangian mechanics|Lagrange's equations of motion]] in ''Mécanique A...
31: ...[1835]] - William Hamilton states [[Hamiltonian mechanics|Hamilton's canonical equations of motion]]

List of equations in classical mechanics (3824 bytes)
1: ...s a summary of important equations in [[classical mechanics]].
112: [[Category:Classical mechanics]]

List of mathematical topics in classical mechanics (1933 bytes)
1: ... is a '''list of mathematical topics in classical mechanics''', by Wikipedia page. See also [[list of variati...
58: ==[[Hamiltonian mechanics]]==
71: *[[Nambu mechanics]]
73: ==[[Lagrangian mechanics]]==
80: [[Category:Topic lists|Mathematics classical mechanics]]

Mechanics (1678 bytes)
1: ...devices or objects. When preceded by a qualifier, mechanics refers to the study of empirically mechanical fun...
3: ==Disciplines of mechanics==
4: *[[Biomechanics]] - study of mechanical properties of biologicall...
5: *[[Classical mechanics]] (a.k.a. Newtonian mechanics)
6: **[[dynamics (mechanics)|Dynamics]] -- objects in motion subject to [[for...

Celestial mechanics (3807 bytes)
1: {{mergefrom}} [[Celestial Mechanics]]
4: ...rihelion, astronomers recognized that [[Newtonian mechanics]] did not provide the highest accuracy. Today, w...
51: [[Category:Celestial mechanics|*]]

Nambu mechanics (1797 bytes)
1: ...amiltonian mechanics]]. Recall that [[Hamiltonian mechanics]] is based upon the flows generated by a [[smooth...
26: *[[Hamiltonian mechanics]]
37: [[Category:Classical mechanics]]

Forres Mechanics F.C. (262 bytes)
1: '''Forres Mechanics Football Club''' are a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[fo...

Statistical mechanics (12468 bytes)
1: ... as a natural result of statistics and mechanics (classical and quantum). In particular, it can be used to c...
5: At the heart of statistical mechanics lies Boltzmann's definition of [[entropy]] of a p...
15: ...] factor is the [[Partition function (statistical mechanics)|partition function]]:
51: ...and replace the [[Partition function (statistical mechanics)|partition function]] with
55: ...s to add to the [[Partition function (statistical mechanics)|partition function]], one corresponding to each ...

Fluid mechanics (3554 bytes)
1: ...Fluid mechanics is a subdiscipline of [[continuum mechanics]], as illustrated in the following table:
4: |rowspan=4|[[Continuum mechanics]]
5: |rowspan=2|[[Solid mechanics]]: the study of the physics of continuous solids ...
11: |rowspan=2 bgcolor=pink|[[Fluid mechanics]]
33: ... and in prediction of [[weather]] patterns. Fluid mechanics offers a mathematical structure that underlies th...

Quantum mechanics (29952 bytes)
3: ...|non-relativistic]] quantum mechanics. '''Quantum mechanics''' should however be taken to mean quantum theory...
5: ...o replace the various older theories of classical mechanics as a more fundamental theory.
7: ...]], which are examples of systems where classical mechanics departs drastically from experiment.
9: The foundations of quantum mechanics were established during the first half of the [[2...
13: ...nics]] (invented by Werner Heisenberg) and [[wave mechanics]] (invented by Erwin Schrödinger).

Fracture mechanics (508 bytes)
1: In [[materials science]] '''fracture mechanics''' applies the [[physics]] of [[stress (physics)|...

Mike & the Mechanics (1517 bytes)
1: '''Mike and the Mechanics''' is a [[Britain|British]] band started in [[198...
5: ...us, the band reformed in [[2004]] as ''Mike & the Mechanics featuring Paul Carrack''.
10: * 1985 "Mike & the Mechanics" [1985] #26 US
15: * 1999 "Mike & the Mechanics" [1999] (aka "M6") #14 UK
19: * from "Mike + the Mechanics" [1985]

Popular Mechanics (1213 bytes)
1: '''Popular Mechanics''' is an [[American]] science and technology maga...
3: ''Popular Mechanics'' features regular sections on automotive, home, ...
54: A chief competitor of ''Popular Mechanics'' is ''[[Popular Science (magazine)|Popular Scien...
60: [http://www.popularmechanics.com Popularmechanics.com]

Transmission (mechanics) (6728 bytes)
1: In [[mechanics]], a [[transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] is the gear and/or hydraulic syst...
19: ...a suitable rotation speed, to the [[differential (mechanics)|differential]] and from there to the driving whe...

Overdrive (mechanics) (1467 bytes)
4: Automotive [[Transmission (mechanics)|transmissions]] manufactured since the [[1980s]]...
7: ...ic gear]] train bolted behind the [[transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] unit. It can either transfer the ...

Molecular mechanics (966 bytes)
1: ...nics]] to model [[molecular]] systems. Molecular mechanics approaches are widely applied in molecular struct...
3: Typically, molecular mechanics models consist of spherical atoms connected by sp...
6: *U. Burkert and N.L. Allinger, ''Molecular Mechanics'', [[1982]], ISBN 0841208859

Mechanics Institutes (2245 bytes)
1: Historically, '''Mechanics' Institutes''' were educational establishments fo...
5: ...Birkbeck College]]) followed in [[1823]], and the Mechanics' Institute in Manchester (later to become [[UMIST...
7: ===Existing Mechanics' Institutes===
10: *[http://www.library.org.au/ Ballarat Mechanics Institute]
11: *[http://www.pmi.net.au/ Prahran Mechanics' Institute]

Solid mechanics (2139 bytes)
1: ...t is part of a broader study known as [[continuum mechanics]].
10: Solid mechanics extensively uses [[tensor]]s to describe stresses...
12: Typically, solid mechanics uses [[linear]] models to relate stresses and str...
24: [[Category:Continuum mechanics]]

Analytical mechanics (923 bytes)
3: ... refined, highly mathematical form of [[classical mechanics]], constructed from the [[eighteenth century]] on...
5: ...upertuis' principle]] was discovered in classical mechanics.
12: ...physics]][[Category:Dynamical systems]][[Category:Mechanics]]

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