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classical mechanics

sub-field of mechanics, which is concerned with the set of physical laws describing the motion of bodies under the action of a system of forces
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Summary

classical mechanics is a branch of mechanics[1]. It draws 4,814 Wikipedia views per month (branch of mechanics category, ranking #3 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Isaac Newton[3]
  • Subclass of: mechanics[4], classical physics[5]
  • Commons category: Classical mechanics[6]
  • Opposite of: modern mechanics[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Classical mechanics[8]
  • Topic has template: Template:Classical mechanics[9]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/classical-mechanics[10], https://mathoverflow.net/tags/classical-mechanics[11], https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/classical-mechanics[12]
  • Different from: theoretical mechanics[13]
  • History of topic: history of classical mechanics[14], timeline of classical mechanics[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[16], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]

Why It Matters

classical mechanics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Isaac Newton theoretical mechanics

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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