Thursday, October 30, 2014

classical mechanics - Why can't we ascribe a (possibly velocity dependent) potential to a dissipative force?


Sorry if this is a silly question but I cant get my head around it.




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classical mechanics - Moment of a force about a given axis (Torque) - Scalar or vectorial?

I am studying Statics and saw that: The moment of a force about a given axis (or Torque) is defined by the equation: $M_X = (\vec r \times \...