Definition:Classical Mechanics

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Definition

Classical mechanics is the study of the physical laws describing the motion of and forces on bodies under the action of a system of forces, based on Newton's Laws of Motion.


Also known as

Classical mechanics is also referred to as Newtonian mechanics or Newtonian physics, after Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion.


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