Dynamics (physics)

In physics the term dynamics customarily refers to the time evolution of physical processes. These processes may be microscopic as in particle physics, kinetic theory, and chemical reactions,^[1] or macroscopic as in the predictions of statistical mechanics and nonequilibrium thermodynamics.

Fundamental Principles

Empirical laws

• Newton's laws of motion
  • Inertia
  • Acceleration
  • Momentum
  • Reaction
• Newton's law of universal gravitation
• Ampère's circuital law
• Coulomb's law
• Faraday's law of induction
• Lenz's law

Quasi-empirical laws

• Thermodynamics#The laws of thermodynamics

Philosophical constraints

• Special theory of relativity

Axioms and mathematical treatments

• Variational principles and Lagrange's equations
• Hamilton's equations
• Canonical transformations
• Hamilton-Jacobi Theory

Related engineering branches

• Particle dynamics
• Rigid body dynamics
• Soft body dynamics
• Fluid dynamics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Gas dynamics
  • Aerodynamics

Related subjects

• Statics

References

1. ↑ Niels E. Henriksen, Flemming Y. Hansen (2008). Theories of Molecular Reaction Dynamics: The Microscopic Foundation of Chemical Kinetics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199203865. http://books.google.com/books?id=vVLYDSmZglIC&dq=intitle:microscopic+intitle:dynamics&lr=&as_brr=0&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0.