Where can I find a list of physics axioms?

  • Level: Undergrad 
  • Thread starter Thread starter mtanti
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Axioms List Physics
Join the discussion
Registration is free. Start your own thread to ask a follow-up.
2 replies · 3K views
mtanti
Messages
172
Reaction score
0
Are basic principles like those of Newton's laws of motion considered as physics axioms on which you expand to physics theorems?

Where can I find a list of physics axioms?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Strictly speaking there are no "axioms" in physics. Those are used in logic and mathemathematics. There are some fundamental "laws" of physics that are based on experimentation and observation.
 
The fundamental laws of classical mechanics at a lower level are Newton's laws. However, to introduce a more formal mathematical approach to classical physics, one may state that the fundamental law is d'Alembert's principle (the differential principle) or Hamilton's principle (the integral principle).