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The Classical or Newtonian Mechanics deals with macroscopic movements. It is difficult to formulate all the foundations of Mechanics in a mathematically correct form; however, we can start from the following assumptions 1. Time and space are absolute. This means that clocks show the same amount of time anywhere regardless of their motion. It is important to clarify that here the clocks are seen as idealized instruments with absolute precision. The same applies to space measures. We assume, in this book, that the spatial measures of a given object do not change when in motion. A more general approach, where these postulates of Classical Mechanics are violated, is called Theory of Relativity.
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They are, from the standpoint of more general theories, approximations. We will discuss this later.
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Shapiro, I.L., de Berredo-Peixoto, G. (2013). Introduction. In: Lecture Notes on Newtonian Mechanics. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7825-6_1
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