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Newton's laws

(physical laws of dynamics and gravitation)

The term Newton's laws generally refers to Newton's laws of motion, three propositions laid out by Isaac Newton that underly dynamics, physics of force and motion. A fourth law is Newton's law of gravitation, describes gravity, a source of force. These four laws, in addition to Newton's development of calculus, underlie much of physics ever since.

Einstein's relativity theories affected all these, showing that Newton's laws merely approximate more complex laws that can differ significantly (measurably) under extreme circumstances. Astrophysics and modern technology include examples of such extreme circumstances, but Newton's laws are still widely useful approximations, generally used unless there is reason to believe the discrepancy is significant.


(physics,dynamics)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_law_of_universal_gravitation
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Newt.html
https://van.physics.illinois.edu/ask/listing/281
https://www.as.utexas.edu/astronomy/education/fall09/scalo/secure/301F09.IntroOrbitsLight.II.pdf
https://medium.com/@varun_36085/the-influence-of-isaac-newtons-laws-of-motion-and-gravity-1e2f0a26cecc

Referenced by pages:
Birkhoff's theorem
black-hole information paradox
celestial mechanics
dark energy (Λ)
electromotive force (EMF)
epicycle
free-fall time
general relativity (GR)
gravitational field
gravity
Hamiltonian
homologous collapse
ion engine
Keplerian orbit
Laplace-Lagrange secular theory
mass transfer
mechanics
modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND)
Navier-Stokes equations (NS equations)
parameterized post-Newtonian formalism (PPN formalism)
Poisson's equation
post-Newtonian formalism (PN formalism)
power law
quantum mechanics (QM)
quantum system
relativistic effect
relativity
scalar-tensor gravity
special relativity (SR)
standard gravitational parameter (μ)
strong-field gravity
surface gravity (g)
wide binaries (WB)

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