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Unsolved Scientific Problems in Classical Mechanics

  1. Feb 5, 2015 #1

    Muhammad

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    Hallo Everyone,

    What are the most important unsolved problems in Classical Mechanics especially related to mechanics of rigid body mechanics, deformable-body mechanics and, fluid mechanics.
     
    Muhammad, Feb 5, 2015
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  3. Feb 5, 2015 #2

    Quantum Defect

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    I have read that complicated fluid dynamics and turbulence is still a beast to deal with.
    e.g. http://www.livescience.com/33075-how-bees-fly.html -- scientists took a while to figure out how bumble bees generate enough lift for flight.
     
    Quantum Defect, Feb 5, 2015
  4. Feb 5, 2015 #3

    SteamKing

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    For classical mechanics, the N-body problem is still unsolved, except for a few special cases. It's been around since Newton.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-body_problem
     
    SteamKing, Feb 5, 2015
  5. Feb 6, 2015 #4

    andresB

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    Not sure if important, but I think there is still missing A classical mechanics-only approach to geometric phases in chaotic systems .
     
    andresB, Feb 6, 2015
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