Application of mechanics to the study of static equilibrium of rigid and elastic bodies. Topics includes composition and resolution of forces; moments and couples; equivalent force systems; free-body ...

In your study of statics, you have learned that if forces act at only points points on a rigid body, then the resultant forces acting at these two points must be collinear in order for the body to be ...

It was established early on that equilibrium states corresponding to a known temperature can be effectively captured using the framework of quantum statistical mechanics. Intuitively less clear, ...