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...odies]], [[spring (device)|springs]], [[dashpot|dampers]], [[transmission (mechanics)|transmissions]], and [[actuator]]s. ...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 ...eeded|date=November 2016}} with reference to their significance on contact mechanics of surfaces. ...

{{Short description|Implicit formulation for contact mechanics}} ...res |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-023-02396-7 |journal=Computational Mechanics |language=en |doi=10.1007/s00466-023-02396-7 |issn=1432-0924|doi-access=fre ...

[[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 {{Classical mechanics|cTopic=Core topics}} ...

In [[mechanics]], the '''net force''' is the sum of all the [[force]]s acting on an object ...on it would if they were applied individually.<ref>Symon, Keith R. (1964), Mechanics, Addison-Wesley, {{LCCN|605164}}</ref> ...

...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. ...

**[[Astrodynamics]] – application of [[ballistics]] and celestial mechanics to the practical problems concerning the motion of [[rocket]]s and other [[ ...asurements of the positions and movements of [[star]]s and other celestial bodies. ...

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 ...

{{Classical mechanics|cTopic=Fundamental concepts}} ...nd moment of mass''', or most accurately, '''rotational inertia''', of a [[rigid body]] is a quantity that determines the [[torque]] needed for a desired [[ ...

===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 ...

{{Classical mechanics|cTopic=Fundamental concepts}} ...y Italian scientist [[Galileo Galilei]] in 1600 in ''Le Meccaniche'' (''On Mechanics''), in which he showed the underlying mathematical similarity of the machin ...

{{Continuum mechanics|cTopic=solid}} ...ry''' is a mathematical approach to the description of the [[deformation (mechanics)|deformation]] of a solid body in which the [[Displacement (vector)|displac ...

{{Classical mechanics|rotational}} ...S.l.]|isbn=978-1-60796-240-3|pages=10}}</ref> In the theory of [[Newtonian mechanics]], gravity provides the centripetal force causing astronomical [[orbit]]s. ...

{{Classical mechanics|cTopic=Core topics}} ...-body problem]], [[orbit]] and [[Kepler's laws of planetary motion]]. The mechanics of planar particle motion fall in the general field of [[analytical dynamic ...

{{Classical mechanics|cTopic=Fundamental concepts}} ...ef name=lsj1>{{LSJ|r(oph/|ῥοπή|ref}}</ref> The context of these works is [[mechanics]] and [[geometry]] involving the [[lever]].<ref name=clagett1>{{cite book ...

...name="Usher"/> [[Hero of Alexandria]] ({{circa|10}}–75 AD) in his work ''Mechanics'' lists five mechanisms that can "set a load in motion"; lever, [[windlass] ...ted to [[statics]] (the balance of forces) and did not include [[Dynamics (mechanics)|dynamics]] (the tradeoff between force and distance) or the concept of [[W ...

...ility Analysis of an Inflatable Vacuum Chamber |journal=Journal of Applied Mechanics |volume=75 |issue=4 |pages=041010 |date=21 October 2009 |doi=10.1115/1.2912 == Balloons on other celestial bodies == ...

...may be explained in terms of [[microscopic]] constituents by [[statistical mechanics]]. Thermodynamics applies to a wide variety of topics in [[science]] and [[ ...– with its Applications to the Steam Engine and to Physical Properties of Bodies|year=1867|publisher=John van Voorst|location=London|url=https://archive.org ...