mechanics — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
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fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
wave mechanics — a form of quantum mechanics formulated in terms of a wave equation, as the Schrödinger equation.
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quantum mechanics — a theory of the mechanics of atoms, molecules, and other physical systems that are subject to the uncertainty principle. Abbreviation: QM.
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celestial mechanics — the study of the motion of celestial bodies under the influence of gravitational fields
classical mechanics — the study of mechanics using Newton's laws rather than quantum theory and relativity
newtonian mechanics — the branch of mechanics that is based on Newton's laws of motion and that is applicable to systems that are so large that Planck's constant can be regarded as negligibly small (distinguished from quantum mechanics).
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statistical mechanics — the science that deals with average properties of the molecules, atoms, or elementary particles in random motion in a system of many such particles and relates these properties to the thermodynamic and other macroscopic properties of the system.
