Mechanics

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[[es:Mec�nica]] [[fr:M�canique]]

Mechanics (Latin mechanicus, from the Greek mechanikos, "one skilled in machines") is a variety of specialised sciences pertaining to the functions and routine operations of machines, machine-like devices or objects. When preceded by a qualifier, mechanics refers to the study of empirically mechanical functions of a stated quantity or property.

Disciplines of Mechanics

• Acoustic theory
• Biomechanics: study of mechanical properties of biologically created structures.
• Continuum mechanics
• Fluid mechanics
• Lie group symmetries
• Mechatronics
• Newtonian physics = Classical Mechanics
• Quantum MechanicsApply functional analysis to quantum wave functions?
• Strength of materials
• Statistical mechanics
• Theory of relativity

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Mechanics" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanics, used under the GNU Free Documentation License