Abstract:Advantages of a neo‐Cartesian approach to classical mechanics are noted. If conservation of linear momentum is the fundamental principle, Newton's three laws become theorems. A minor paradox in static...Advantages of a neo‐Cartesian approach to classical mechanics are noted. If conservation of linear momentum is the fundamental principle, Newton's three laws become theorems. A minor paradox in static Newtonian mechanics is identified, and solved by reinterpreting force as a current of momentum. Contact force plays the role of a mere midwife in the exchange of momentum; however, force cannot be eliminated from physics because it provides the numerical value for momentum current. In this sense, in a neo‐Cartesian formulation of mechanics the concept of force becomes strengthened rather than weakened.Read More
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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