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Momentum
In Newtonian mechanics, momentum (more specifically linear momentum or translational momentum) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. It is a vector quantity, possessing a magnitude and a direction. If is an object's mass and is its velocity (also a vector quantity), then the object's momentum is : \mathbf = m \mathbf. In the International System of Units (SI), the unit of measurement of momentum is the kilogram metre per second (kg⋅m/s), which is equivalent to the newton-second. Newton's second law of motion states that the rate of change of a body's momentum is equal to the net force acting on it. Momentum depends on the frame of reference, but in any inertial frame it is a ''conserved'' quantity, meaning that if a closed system is not affected by external forces, its total linear momentum does not change. Momentum is also conserved in special relativity (with a modified formula) and, in a modified form, in electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, quan ...
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Cauchy Momentum Equation
The Cauchy momentum equation is a vector partial differential equation put forth by Cauchy that describes the non-relativistic momentum transport in any continuum. Main equation In convective (or Lagrangian) form the Cauchy momentum equation is written as: : \frac = \frac 1 \rho \nabla \cdot \boldsymbol + \mathbf where * \mathbf is the flow velocity vector field, which depends on time and space, (unit: \mathrm) * t is time, (unit: \mathrm) * \frac is the material derivative of \mathbf, equal to \partial_t\mathbf + \mathbf\cdot \nabla\mathbf, (unit: \mathrm) * \rho is the density at a given point of the continuum (for which the continuity equation holds), (unit: \mathrm) * \boldsymbol is the stress tensor, (unit: \mathrm) * \mathbf=\beginf_x\\ f_y\\ f_z\end is a vector containing all of the accelerations caused by body forces (sometimes simply gravitational acceleration), (unit: \mathrm) * \nabla\cdot\boldsymbol= \begin \dfrac + \dfrac + \dfrac \\ \dfrac + \dfrac + \dfrac \\ ...
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