Normal force via pressure and vector area¶
Pressure is the proportionality constant between the vector area and the normal force acting on it.
Conditions:
Pressure is constant thoughout the given area, which can be achieved by making it infinitesimally small.
Links:
- normal_force¶
Normal force is the component of a contact force that is normal to the contact surface of the object.
- Symbol:
F_n- Latex:
\({\vec F}_{n}\)
- Dimension:
force
- Symbol:
p- Latex:
\(p\)
- Dimension:
pressure
- vector_area¶
- Symbol:
A- Latex:
\({\vec A}\)
- Dimension:
area
- law¶
F_n = p * A- Latex:
- \[{\vec F}_{n} = p {\vec A}\]