In physics, dynamics or classical dynamics is the study of forces and their effect on motion. It is a branch of classical mechanics, along with statics and kinematics. The fundamental principle of dynamics is linked to Newton's second law.
Subdivisions
Rigid bodies
Fluids
Applications
Classical dynamics finds many applications:
Aerodynamics, the study of the motion of air Brownian dynamics, the occurrence of Langevin dynamics in the motion of particles in solution File dynamics, stochastic motion of particles in a channel Flight dynamics, the science of aircraft and spacecraft design Molecular dynamics, the study of motion on the molecular level Langevin dynamics, a mathematical model for stochastic dynamics Orbital dynamics, the study of the motion of rockets and spacecraft Stellar dynamics, a description of the collective motion of stars Vehicle dynamics, the study of vehicles in motion
Generalizations Non-classical dynamics include:
System dynamics, the study of the behavior of complex systems Quantum dynamics analogue of classical dynamics in a quantum physics context Quantum chromodynamics, a theory of the strong interaction (color force) Quantum electrodynamics, a description of how matter and light interact Relativistic dynamics, a combination of relativistic and quantum concepts Thermodynamics, the study of the relationships between heat and mechanical energy
See also
Analytical dynamics Ballistics Contact dynamics Dynamical simulation Kinetics (physics) Multibody dynamics n-body problem Newtonian dynamics
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