Tag
Force
Entries tagged force.
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Concept
Force as interaction
A force is not a substance an object carries; it is what one object does to another during an interaction, and every force names a specific pair and a specific cause.
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ConceptImpulse and force over time
The same change in momentum can come from a large force acting briefly or a small force acting longer, since impulse, force multiplied by the time it acts, is what equals the change in momentum.
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ConceptThe relation between force, mass, and acceleration
Net force, mass, and acceleration are locked together by one relation, net force equals mass times acceleration, and it can be reconstructed, not just memorized, from how force and mass were separately defined.
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