Lecture 2
Lecture 2
SUBJECTS:
Forces in mechanics
Dynamics
Newton’s laws
Dynamics
Dynamics studies the cause of changes in
motion.
Forces act on an object and influence its
motion.
Force
A force is a vector, so that it has:
– a direction
– a magnitude
Forces are additive, which means that
when several forces act together, the
subsequent motion of the object acted on
is the same as if a single force equal to the
vector sum of the individual forces were
acting. That single force is the net force:
Fnet Fi
i
Three fundamental forces
Gravitational force.
Electroweak force: a united force of
electromagnetism and the weak force,
responsible mainly for some types of radioactive
processes in nuclei and.
Strong force – a nuclear force.
Force F N=kg*m/s2
Acceleration a,g m/s2