
Is there a clever name for Newton's 2nd Law? - Physics Forums
Nov 26, 2020 · The discussion centers on the lack of a widely accepted clever name for Newton's Second Law, contrasting it with the established "law of inertia" for the First Law. Participants …
How to Apply Newton’s Second Law to Variable Mass Systems
Aug 15, 2023 · One might also wonder whether Equation (1) is a general formulation of Newton’s second law and, if it is, how it is applicable in physical situations where the system’s mass is …
Deriving $F = ma$ - Newton's Second Law of Motion
Newton's second law cannot be derived, and is a statement of real physical content --- hence it is called a law. Newton's law can be written as either F = mΔv Δt, F = m Δ v Δ t, or F = Δp Δt, F = …
How Does Newton's 2nd Law Apply to Stopping Distance?
Oct 29, 2006 · To determine the minimum stopping distance for a 1000 kg car traveling at 25 m/s with a braking force of 5000 N, Newton's second law can be applied. The acceleration is …
How did Newton discover his second law? - Physics Stack Exchange
Newton's 1st and 2nd laws weren't particularly revolutionary or surprising to anyone in the know back then. Hooke had already deduced inverse-square gravitation from Kepler's third law, so …
Newton's second law and moving through a fluid
Sep 7, 2021 · It is harder to move an object through a dense fluid like water than compared to with a less dense fluid like air. Is an explanation for this possible with Newton's 2nd law? There are …
newtonian mechanics - Work-energy theorem and Newton's …
Nov 28, 2022 · I was going through a book in which it was written that 'Work-energy theorem for variable force, in general, does not incorporate the complete dynamics of Newton's 2nd law of …
Newton's second law explanation - Physics Stack Exchange
Dec 21, 2019 · Those forces caused acceleration of both bodies. Newton’s third law says both the car and the pedestrian experience forces equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, but the …
Derivation of Newton's Second Law of Motion [duplicate]
Nov 10, 2022 · How do you define lagrangian at first place in form of kinetic and potential energy. Newton's second law is axiomatic and which came from definition of inertia or state of motion.
Does 'Conservation of momentum' obey Newton's 2nd law of …
Oct 1, 2020 · Does 'Conservation of momentum' obey Newton's 2nd law of motion? Ask Question Asked 5 years, 2 months ago Modified 5 years, 2 months ago