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Dynamics is the study of bodies in motion. Dynamics is concerned with describing motion and explaining its causes. The general field of dynamics consists of two major areas: kinematics and kinetics. Each of these areas can be further divided to describe and explain linear, angular, or general motion of bodies. The fundamental concepts in dynamics are space (relative position or displacement), time, mass, and force. Other important concepts include velocity, acceleration, torque, moment, work, energy, power, impulse, and momentum.
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Özkaya, N., Nordin, M., Goldsheyder, D., Leger, D. (2012). Introduction to Dynamics. In: Fundamentals of Biomechanics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1150-5_6
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