Force (Dynamics)¶
Force is a vector quantity whose meaning can be understood (at least in classical mechanics) as an action that causes objects to change their velocity or their shape, or to resist other forces. Most common types of forces include elastic, frictional, normal, and gravitational forces.
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- Acceleration from force and mass (vector)
- Acceleration is force over mass
- Braking path via speed and friction force
- Conservative force is gradient of potential energy
- Damping force is proportional to velocity
- Force is derivative of momentum
- Force is derivative of momentum (vector)
- Friction force from normal force
- Impulse is integral of force over time
- Net force is sum of individual forces
- Net force vector is sum of forces
- Normal force via pressure and vector area
- Reaction force equals action force