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In [[classical mechanics]] it is frequently the case that the force on a body is proportional to the

...lassical mechanics timeline.PNG|right|250px|Timeline for key scientists in classical mechanics}} ...onomy. He laid the foundations of differential and integral calculus and [[classical mechanics]] — often referred to as Newtonian mechanics — as well as celes

...took more than a century before these concepts were recognized amidst the classical mechanics equations and seen as useful and worthy of independent consideration. A qu ..., etc.) that were constructed to deliver mechanical work. In that context classical mechanics was seen with fresh eyes and it inspired [[Lazare Carnot]] to derive in 177

From [[classical mechanics]] it is known that the potential energy is minus the force integrated over ...ing over distance. Conversely, given a potential ''V'', it is known from [[classical mechanics]] that the corresponding force ''F'' is minus the derivative <i>V</i>',

It follows from both classical mechanics and quantum mechanics that the molecular energy <math>\varepsilon_i</math>

...miltonian]] and [[Lagrangian]] formulations of [[quantum field theory]], [[classical mechanics|classical relativistic mechanics]], and [[quantum gravity]].<ref name=gener

...pay much more attention to it. For instance Goldstein<ref>H. Goldstein, ''Classical Mechanics'', Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1st edition (1950)</ref> has abo

...inciple (not just in practice)? Not necessarily so. Moreover, according to classical mechanics, the future is uniquely determined by the past! In particular, the result o

...es''' are forces introduced to enable the use of laws of motion (whether [[Classical mechanics#Newton's laws of motion|Newton's laws]] or those of [[special relativity]]) ...ional force.<ref name="Arnolʹd">{{cite book |title=Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics

...due to the center of mass motion of the molecule in homogeneous space. In classical mechanics it is easy to separate off the [[center of mass]] (COM) motion of a system is much more cumbersome than in classical mechanics. By introducing the coordinate vector <math>\scriptstyle \mathbf{X}</math>

...mics of the solid body. He formulated and used the relativity principle of classical mechanics (the so-called [[Galileo relativity principle]]) and&mdash;by generalizatio

...interactions, but acts over great distances and is always attractive. In [[classical mechanics]], gravitation is given by [[Isaac Newton|Newton]]'s gravitational force, w ...sical mechanics). The problem is that in flat spacetimes such as those of classical mechanics and [[special relativity]], there is no way that inertial observers can acc

...aiming the application to [[Quantum Mechanics]] and its relation to the [[classical mechanics]]. However, the principle is more general; it is applied to other concepts

...ssical mechanics timeline.PNG|right|325px|Timeline for key scientists in [[classical mechanics]]}} ...otally unaffected by speed. Although that assumption was in agreement with classical mechanics, it was not likely to be correct since already at that time it was known th

==Energy in classical mechanics== ...'t''). For more details and extension to the three-dimensional case, see [[classical mechanics]]. Let us assume that a [[force]] ''F''(''x'') is acting on the particle.

...ithout jettisoning any of its parts. In other words, it does not use the [[Classical mechanics|Newtonian principle]] of action and reaction. Some theoretical and fictiona

...leus at the center and [[electron]]s orbiting around it. Unfortunately, [[Classical Mechanics]] predicts that these orbits would be unstable, they would decay in less th

From the perspective of [[classical mechanics]], chemists describe '''matter''' as anything (any ''thing'') that occupies

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...ord motion relates to a stationary, ''time-independent'' wave function. In classical mechanics the word motion relates to a ''time-dependent'' trajectory. Since quantum m