mechanics

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Mechanics is the branch of physics that studies how objects move and the forces that cause those movements. It matters because understanding mechanics helps us predict and explain the behavior of everything from spinning tops and gyroscopes to cars, planets, and other objects in motion.

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The role of mechanics in biological and bio-inspired systems.ReviewNature communications · 2015Egan P, Sinko R, LeDuc PR et al.DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8418
Thermodynamics and mechanics of membrane curvature generation and sensing by proteins and lipids.ReviewAnnual review of physical chemistry · 2011Baumgart T, Capraro BR, Zhu C et al.DOI: 10.1146/annurev.physchem.012809.103450
Fluid mechanics of electroosmotic flow and its effect on band broadening in capillary electrophoresis.ReviewElectrophoresis · 2004Ghosal SDOI: 10.1002/elps.200305745
Building a functional artery: issues from the perspective of mechanics.ReviewFrontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library · 2004Gleason RL, Hu JJ, Humphrey JDDOI: 10.2741/1387
Control of chaos: methods and applications in mechanics.ReviewPhilosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2006Fradkov AL, Evans RJ, Andrievsky BRDOI: 10.1098/rsta.2006.1826
Progress on mechanics of carbon nanotubes and derived materials.ReviewJournal of nanoscience and nanotechnology · 2006Salvetat JP, Bhattacharyya S, Pipes RBDOI: 10.1166/jnn.2006.305
New developments in applying quantum mechanics to proteins.ReviewCurrent opinion in structural biology · 2001Gogonea V, Suárez D, van der Vaart A et al.DOI: 10.1016/s0959-440x(00)00193-7
The specificity enigma: from mechanics to poems.ReviewRivista di biologia · 2006Neuman Y

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Commons category: Mechanics
native label: μηχανική
title: μηχανική

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Mechanics () is the area of physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects. Forces applied to objects may result in displacements, which are changes of an object's position relative to its environment.