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1GF method — Wilson s GF method, sometimes referred to as FG method, is a classical mechanical method to obtain certain internal coordinates fora vibrating semi rigid molecule, the so called normal coordinates Q k. Normal coordinates decouple the classical… …
2Birefringence — Displacement of light rays with perpendicular polarization through a birefringent material …
3Euclidean vector — This article is about the vectors mainly used in physics and engineering to represent directed quantities. For mathematical vectors in general, see Vector (mathematics and physics). For other uses, see vector. Illustration of a vector …
4Linear elasticity — Continuum mechanics …
5Mechanics of planar particle motion — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics  …
6solids, mechanics of — ▪ physics Introduction science concerned with the stressing (stress), deformation (deformation and flow), and failure of solid materials and structures. What, then, is a solid? Any material, fluid or solid, can support normal forces.… …
7Centripetal force — Not to be confused with Centrifugal force. Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law …
8Centrifugal force (planar motion) — In classical mechanics, centrifugal force (from Latin centrum center and fugere to flee ) is one of the three so called inertial forces or fictitious forces that enter the equations of motion when Newton s laws are formulated in a non inertial… …
9mechanics — /meuh kan iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on bodies and with motion, comprised of kinetics, statics, and kinematics. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the theoretical and practical application …
10vector analysis — the branch of calculus that deals with vectors and processes involving vectors. * * * ▪ mathematics Introduction a branch of mathematics that deals with quantities that have both magnitude and direction. Some physical and geometric… …
