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Curvilinear abscissa confusion
How's exactly defined the curvilinear abscissa in kinematics? Surfing on the net I found different definitions:
a) Fixed a point $O$ and a direction, the curvilinear abscissa $s$ at a point $P$ is ...
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Difference b/w Kinetics & Kinematics w/concrete example
(I know whether I understand this or not doesn't matter much to my work & study but am just curious.)
I still can't differentiate in my head kinetics and kinematics (similar thread is found but ...
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What is displacement? Position relative to a reference point or change of position
What is the "official" or most useful definition of displacement in the context of kinematics?
There are two common ones:
Displacement is the length and direction of a line from a fixed reference ...
