Classical mechanics

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf branch of physics
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Newtonian_mechanics
gptkbp:appliesTo objects moving much slower than the speed of light
objects much larger than atoms
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Newton's_laws_of_motion
gptkbp:basisFor modern physics
gptkbp:contrastsWith quantum mechanics
relativity
gptkbp:describes dynamics
fluid mechanics
kinematics
rigid body mechanics
statics
waves
vibrations
gptkbp:developedBy 17th century
gptkbp:form partial differential equations
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:hasConcept gptkb:Noether's_theorem
gptkb:energy
gptkb:Kepler's_laws_of_planetary_motion
gptkb:law_of_universal_gravitation
gptkb:Coriolis_effect
gptkb:d'Alembert's_principle
gptkb:Galilean_invariance
fluid dynamics
levers
marina
office
power
gravity
acceleration
conservation laws
elasticity
momentum
angular momentum
inertia
kinetic energy
potential energy
center of mass
centrifugal force
force
projectile motion
torque
virtual work
equilibrium
friction
center of gravity
centripetal force
circular motion
collision
fluid statics
impulse
inclined planes
mechanical advantage
oscillations
pulleys
reference frames
relative motion
rigid body rotation
simple harmonic motion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Classical mechanics
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Hamiltonian_mechanics
gptkb:Lagrangian_mechanics
gptkb:Newtonian_mechanics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christiaan_Huygens
gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
gptkb:Leonhard_Euler
gptkb:René_Descartes
gptkb:William_Rowan_Hamilton
gptkbp:replacedBy quantum mechanics (at small scales)
relativity (at high speeds)
gptkbp:studies motion of macroscopic objects
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:astronomy
engineering
everyday physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4