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The description of the movement of bodies by their position, velocity, acceleration (and possibly higher time derivatives, such as, jerk) without concern for the underlying dynamics/forces/causes.

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Where do exerted forces come from?

I think my confusion stems from this: if a book is resting on a table I understand that the force of gravity acts on the book and as it is in equilibrium, the table exerts a force equal in magnitude o …
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