Newton's first law of motion

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Newton's first law of motion states that an object remains at rest or in uniform straight-line motion unless acted upon by a net external force, expressing the principle of inertia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical mechanics principle ⓘ
law of motion ⓘ
physical law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Newton's law of inertia ⓘ
law of inertia ⓘ
appliesIn inertial reference frames ⓘ
appliesTo macroscopic objects ⓘ
point particles ⓘ
rigid bodies ⓘ
assumes space and time are absolute in Newtonian mechanics ⓘ
category conservation principles in mechanics ⓘ
laws of physics ⓘ
contrastsWith Aristotelian mechanics ⓘ
defines inertial frame of reference ⓘ
describes inertia ⓘ
field classical mechanics ⓘ
linked to: Newtonian mechanics

physics ⓘ
formulatedBy Isaac Newton ⓘ
foundationFor concept of force in Newtonian mechanics ⓘ
kinematics in inertial frames ⓘ
static equilibrium analysis ⓘ
hasExample a book on a table remains at rest if no net horizontal force acts on it ⓘ
a puck sliding on frictionless ice continues at constant velocity ⓘ
hasKeyConcept inertia ⓘ
inertial frame ⓘ
net external force ⓘ
rest ⓘ
straight-line motion ⓘ
uniform motion ⓘ
historicalPrecursor Galileo's principle of inertia ⓘ
implies acceleration is zero when net force is zero ⓘ
velocity remains constant when net force is zero ⓘ
influencedBy Galileo Galilei ⓘ
languageOfOriginalPublication Latin ⓘ
numberInSeries 1 ⓘ
partOf Newton's laws of motion ⓘ
Newtonian mechanics ⓘ
publicationYear 1687 ⓘ
relatedTo Newton's second law of motion ⓘ
Newton's third law of motion ⓘ
requires absence of net external force ⓘ
statedIn Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ⓘ
states an object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by a net external force ⓘ
an object in uniform straight-line motion continues in that motion unless acted upon by a net external force ⓘ
usedFor analyzing equilibrium situations ⓘ
defining non-accelerating frames ⓘ
validUnderCondition non-relativistic speeds ⓘ
weak gravitational fields compared to general relativity scales ⓘ

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Newtonian mechanics → includes → Newton's first law of motion ⓘ
Newton's second law of motion → relatedTo → Newton's first law of motion ⓘ
Galilean relativity → relatedConcept → Newton’s first law of motion ⓘ
linked to: Newton's first law of motion
Newton's first law of motion → alsoKnownAs → law of inertia ⓘ
linked to: Newton's first law of motion
Newton's first law of motion → alsoKnownAs → Newton's law of inertia ⓘ
linked to: Newton's first law of motion
Newton's laws of motion → consistsOf → Newton's first law of motion ⓘ
Newton's third law of motion → relatedTo → Newton's first law of motion ⓘ