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CLASSICAL MECHANICS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physics
- Statistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- classical statistical mechanics
1, record 1, English, classical%20statistical%20mechanics
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Classical statistical mechanics applies to a statistically significant number of particles, the bridge between the properties of individual particles and the bulk properties of a system. 1, record 1, English, - classical%20statistical%20mechanics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique
- Statistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mécanique statistique classique
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9canique%20statistique%20classique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mécanique classique statisque 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9canique%20classique%20statisque
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le point de départ de la mécanique statistique classique est le fait qu'un système peut se trouver dans un très grand nombre d'états microscopiques pour des grandeurs d'états macroscopiques [...] données. 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9canique%20statistique%20classique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-10-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mechanics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- classical mechanics
1, record 2, English, classical%20mechanics
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The science dealing with the description of the positions of objects in space under the action of forces as a function of time. 1, record 2, English, - classical%20mechanics
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, "mechanics" is a plural noun construed as a singular. 2, record 2, English, - classical%20mechanics
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mécanique classique
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9canique%20classique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mécanique classique est l'étude du comportement des corps solides, liquides ou gazeux (considérés, macroscopiquement, comme un ensemble de particules ou de points matériels) lorsque différentes actions appelées forces, s'exercent sur eux ou sur certaines de leurs parties. 1, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9canique%20classique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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