- Titel
- On the lever law of Archimedes in the mechanics of bodies
- Zitierfähige Url:
- https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-944887
- Quellenangabe
- Proceedings in applied mathematics and mechanics
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Jahrgang: 23
Heft: 2, Special Issue
E-ISSN: 1617-7061
Artikelnummer: e202300085 - Erstveröffentlichung
- 2023
- Abstract (EN)
- The lever law of Archimedes is widely known since classical antiquity. It is used in many practical applications. Ample experience confirms its validity. Therefore, the lever law sometimes appears obvious or trivial. Its manifestation in the literature of physics ranges from common ignorance through rare marked appreciation to erroneous application of its mathematical content. Since medieval times, the groundbreaking findings of Galilei and Newton concerning the motion of bodies have shaped mechanics as an important branch of physics. On the contrary, it appears that the statics of antiquity with its essential element, the lever law, has gained less popularity despite its importance. In the following, this is demonstrated in terms of citations. For engineering mechanics, this implies to base the fundamental assumptions on the ideas of Archimedes and Newton as consistently as possible.
- Andere Ausgabe
- Link zum Artikel, der zuerst in der Zeitschrift „Proceedings in applied mathematics and mechanics” im Verlag Wiley-VCH erschienen ist.
DOI: 10.1002/pamm.202300085 - Freie Schlagwörter (EN)
- lever law of, Archimedes, Newton, mechanics of bodies, mathematical application, fundamental assumptions
- Klassifikation (DDC)
- 510
- Verlag
- Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
- Version / Begutachtungsstatus
- publizierte Version / Verlagsversion
- URN Qucosa
- urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-944887
- Veröffentlichungsdatum Qucosa
- 15.10.2025
- Dokumenttyp
- Artikel
- Sprache des Dokumentes
- Englisch
- Lizenz / Rechtehinweis
CC BY-NC 4.0