Mechanics (disambiguation)

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  • Stub Mechanics (general): In physics, all theories explaining the behaviour of matter. [e]
    • Developing Article Classical mechanics: The science of mechanics, which is concerned with the set of physical laws governing and mathematically describing the motions of bodies and aggregates of bodies geometrically distributed within a certain boundary under the action of a system of forces. [e]
    • Developing Article Quantum mechanics: An important branch of physics dealing with the behavior of matter and energy at very small scales. [e]
  • Stub Biomechanics: The study of the mechanics of biological systems [e]
  • Statistical mechanics: A theoretical model by which one can derive the laws of thermodynamics via statistical analysis of the dynamics of a large number of atoms and molecules [e]
  • Stub Mechanical engineering: The branch of engineering concerned with the utilisation of the basic laws of mathematics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and system dynamics in order to create unique solutions to physical problems. [e]
  • Mechanics is also the plural of mechanic, someone who does repair and maintenance work on machines