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ShareMechanics can be seen as the prime, and even as the original, discipline of physics.
It is a huge body of knowledge about the natural world.
It also constitutes a central part of technology.
For more information about the topic Mechanics, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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Quantum tunnelling — Quantum tunnelling (or tunneling) is the quantum-mechanical effect of transitioning through a classically-forbidden energy state. Consider rolling a ... > read more
Quantum number — A quantum number describes the energies of electrons in atoms. Each quantum number specifies the value of a conserved quantity in the dynamics of the ... > read more
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Acceleration — In physics or physical science, acceleration (symbol: a) is defined as the rate of change (or derivative with respect to time) of velocity. It is ... > read more
Electromagnetism — Electromagnetism is the physics of the electromagnetic field: a field, encompassing all of space, which exerts a force on those particles that ... > read more
Spin (physics) — In physics, spin refers to the angular momentum intrinsic to a body, as opposed to orbital angular momentum, which is generated by the motion of its ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Mechanics at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
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