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...of an electrical [[circuit diagram]]. Elements include [[rigid body|rigid bodies]], [[spring (device)|springs]], [[dashpot|dampers]], [[transmission (mechan ...ols from left to right are: [[stiffness]] element (e.g. spring), [[mass]] (rigid body), [[mechanical resistance]] (e.g. damper), [[force]] generator, [[velo ...

...e for the study of systems involving the physical interactions of multiple bodies including [[granular matter]], [[electrode]] contacts, and [[thermal contac ...

[[File:Flight dynamics with text.png|right|thumb|The position of a rigid body is determined by the position of its center of mass and by its [[Attit ...ss of external [[force]]s or [[Moment (physics)|moments]] exerted on it. A rigid body is usually considered as a [[continuum mechanics|continuous distributi ...

...ransferred between the contacting bodies when the third medium between the bodies is compressed. In itself, the method is inexact; however, in contrast to mo ...t al. by applying a Hencky material with the inherent property of becoming rigid under ultimate compression.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bog |first1=Tino |las ...

This discussion of forces on a particle and rigid body is confusing: ...from the net force. And even in the case of non-rigid objects (deformable bodies or systems), the concepts of net and resultant force are equally applicable ...

...y there are already nanomachines, such as [[ATP synthase]], working in our bodies that have an unheard of 95% efficiency.<ref name=Bergman>{{cite journal|las ...for the most part those processes take place in aqueous environments. Our bodies are made up mostly of water. ...

Let f: '''R'''³ →'''R'''³ denote a rigid motion of '''R'''³, and let '''v''' denote an arbitrary vector o ...et '''v'''₀ denote the vector f('''0'''). We may now define the rigid motion rot: '''R'''³ →'''R'''³ via rot('''v''') := f( ...

...tist [[Franz Reuleaux]] defines ''machine'' as "a combination of resistant bodies so arranged that by their means the mechanical forces of nature can be comp ...x]] focused on bodies, called ''links'', and the connections between these bodies, called ''[[kinematic pair]]s'', or joints. ...

===Relation of thermal equilibrium between two thermally connected bodies=== ...relation of thermal equilibrium is an instance of equilibrium between two bodies, which means that it refers to transfer through a selectively permeable par ...

...nd moment of mass''', or most accurately, '''rotational inertia''', of a [[rigid body]] is a quantity that determines the [[torque]] needed for a desired [[ ...rpendicular distance]] to the axis of rotation. The moment of inertia of a rigid composite system is the sum of the moments of inertia of its component subs ...

...proximation for the material's ''[[thermal inertia]]'' for a semi-infinite rigid body where heat transfer is dominated by the diffusive process of conductio ...rium#Uniform temperature|equilibrium temperature]] of each of two material bodies then enables an estimate of their interface temperature <math>T_m</math> wh ...

This expression assumes that the rod is an infinitely thin (but rigid) wire. This is a special case of the thin rectangular plate with axis of ro This expression assumes that the rod is an infinitely thin (but rigid) wire. This is also a special case of the thin rectangular plate with axis ...

...asurements of the positions and movements of [[star]]s and other celestial bodies. ...en subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment. ...

...work–energy principle states that an increase in the kinetic energy of a [[rigid body]] is caused by an equal amount of positive work done on the body by th ...on|Newton's second law]], it can be shown that work on a free (no fields), rigid (no internal degrees of freedom) body, is equal to the change in kinetic en ...

...ver, New York (1963)</ref> wrote, "a machine is a combination of resistant bodies so arranged that by their means the mechanical forces of nature can be comp ...l to a ground plane. The rotational axes of hinged joints that connect the bodies in the system are perpendicular to this ground plane. ...

...lled one. However, because the walls of the balloon must be able to remain rigid without imploding, the balloon is impractical to construct with any known m == Balloons on other celestial bodies == ...

...ibus'' ("about equal moments") where he applies Archimedes' ideas to solid bodies.}} Therefore, weights or [rather] moments like other continuous quantities, ...s of our knowledge and appropriate for all motions which can occur in such bodies.] ...

...urvature]] of the path. [[Isaac Newton]] described it as "a force by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or in any way tend, towards a point as to a centre". ...f Particles and Rigid Bodies: with an introduction to the problem of three bodies]] |author1=Edmund Taylor Whittaker|author-link1=E. T. Whittaker |author2=Wi ...

...f Particles and Rigid Bodies: With an Introduction to the Problem of Three Bodies]] |author=Edmund Taylor Whittaker |isbn=0-521-35883-3 |publisher=Cambridge ...stem'' ''R'' with origin ''O''. The corresponding set of axes, sharing the rigid body motion of the frame <math>\mathfrak{R}</math>, can be considered to gi ...

...te example of what would happen to soldiers if nanoparticles entered their bodies.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bird|first=Peter|title=Entering the body - Societal Dy ...ayer) formed of silica nanoparticles (SiO₂), which turns into a rigid and opaque fire shield when heated. Most of glass in construction is on the ...