Newton's laws of motion

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Newton's laws of motion are three fundamental principles in classical mechanics that describe the relationship between forces acting on a body and its resulting motion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf physical law ⓘ
physical law ⓘ
physical law ⓘ
principles of classical mechanics ⓘ
set of physical laws ⓘ
alsoKnownAs law of inertia ⓘ
appliesTo constant mass systems ⓘ
inertial reference frames ⓘ
inertial reference frames ⓘ
macroscopic objects ⓘ
approximationOf quantum mechanics at macroscopic scales ⓘ
relativistic mechanics at low velocities ⓘ
consistsOf Newton's first law of motion ⓘ
Newton's second law of motion ⓘ
Newton's third law of motion ⓘ
describes interaction between two bodies ⓘ
motion of a body with no net external force ⓘ
relationship between force and motion ⓘ
relationship between net force and acceleration ⓘ
field classical mechanics ⓘ
physics ⓘ
formulatedBy Isaac Newton ⓘ
hasConsequence concept of net force ⓘ
conservation of linear momentum ⓘ
hasFormula F = ma ⓘ
implies conservation of momentum in isolated systems ⓘ
influenced development of celestial mechanics ⓘ
development of engineering ⓘ
involvesConcept inertia ⓘ
languageOfOriginalPublication Latin ⓘ
namedAfter Isaac Newton ⓘ
partOf Newtonian mechanics ⓘ
publicationYear 1687 ⓘ
publishedIn Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ⓘ
relatesQuantity acceleration ⓘ
force ⓘ
force pairs ⓘ
mass ⓘ
states a body remains at rest or in uniform straight-line motion unless acted on by a net external force ⓘ
for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction ⓘ
net force on a body equals mass times acceleration ⓘ
underpins classical dynamics ⓘ
engineering mechanics ⓘ
usedFor analyzing motion of vehicles ⓘ
designing mechanical structures ⓘ
predicting motion of projectiles ⓘ
validityLimit low speeds compared to speed of light ⓘ
macroscopic length scales ⓘ

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Newton's second law of motion → partOf → Newton's laws of motion ⓘ
Newton's first law of motion → partOf → Newton's laws of motion ⓘ
Newton's third law of motion → componentOf → Newton's laws of motion ⓘ
Traité de dynamique → influencedBy → Isaac Newton’s laws of motion ⓘ
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Newtonian celestial mechanics → basedOn → Newton's laws of motion ⓘ
Commentary on Newton's Principia → hasCommentaryOn → Newton's laws of motion ⓘ
Isaac Newton → notableIdea → Newton's laws of motion ⓘ
subject linked to: Newton
Engineering Mechanics → teaches → Newton’s laws of motion ⓘ
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mathematical foundations of mechanics → basedOn → Newton's laws of motion ⓘ
Newtonianism → basedOn → Isaac Newton's laws of motion ⓘ
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