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Term: force
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Symbol: F
Definition: additive vector quantity characterizing external interactions on a particle or body

NOTE 1 Forces cause the particle or body to change its momentum p = mv according to the second Newton law: dp/dt = F (in inertial frame), where F is the resultant of all acting forces. The equation applies also in the theory of relativity.

NOTE 2 Force may lead to the deformation of the body.

NOTE 3 In any inertial frame, a resultant force F acting on a body with constant mass m causes an acceleration a = F/m of the centre of mass of the body.

NOTE 4 The coherent SI unit of force is newton, N.


Publication date:2011-04
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Internal notes:2014-07-07: Symbol <i>F</i> corrected to <b><i>F</i></b>. JGO

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