Mechanics

Introduction

Mechanics is a branch of physics that studies the way in which the position of bodies moves, a change called mechanical motion. Founded by physicist Isaac Newton in his famous work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, classical mechanics studies the laws of mechanical motion of macroscopic bodies moving at slower speed than light. Later, the physicist Albert Einstein generalized classical mechanics by creating relativistic mechanics capable of describing the motion of bodies at high speeds. To study the motion of microscopic bodies, quantum mechanics was created.


Sub-branches of mechanics are statics, kinematics si kinetics. Statics studies the conditions under which equilibrium is achieved for bodies under the action of forces, kinematics describes mechanical otion neglecting the causes of this motion, and kinetics establishes the laws of motion taking into account all the causes that can change the position of bodies