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==The Main Idea== | ==The Main Idea== | ||
'''Hooke's law''' is a principle that states that some force F needed to compress or extend a spring by some distance | '''Hooke's law''' is a principle that states that some force {{mvar|F}} needed to compress or extend a spring by some distance {{mvar|S}} is directly proportional to that distance. | ||
===A Mathematical Model=== | ===A Mathematical Model=== | ||
This system {{math|''F'' {{=}} ''kS''}}, where {{mvar|k}} is some constant factor that is characteristic of the spring. | |||
===A Computational Model=== | ===A Computational Model=== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Hooke's law is named after the 17th century British physicist [[Robert Hooke]]. Hooke first publicly 'stated' the law in 1660, initially concealing it in the Latin anagram "ceiiinosssttuv," which represented the phrase ''Ut tensio, sic vis'' — "As the extension, so the force." However, this solution was not published until 1678. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 27 November 2015
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The Main Idea
Hooke's law is a principle that states that some force Template:Mvar needed to compress or extend a spring by some distance Template:Mvar is directly proportional to that distance.
A Mathematical Model
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Hooke's law is named after the 17th century British physicist Robert Hooke. Hooke first publicly 'stated' the law in 1660, initially concealing it in the Latin anagram "ceiiinosssttuv," which represented the phrase Ut tensio, sic vis — "As the extension, so the force." However, this solution was not published until 1678.
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