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Published in: Archive of Applied Mechanics 4/2019

30-10-2018 | Original

Is Newton’s law of motion really of integer differential form?

Author: John T. Katsikadelis

Published in: Archive of Applied Mechanics | Issue 4/2019

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Abstract

In this investigation, an answer is given to the question of whether Newton’s law of motion is of integer or non-integer, i.e., fractional, order differential form. The answer is given by seeking Newton’s law of motion in the form of a fractional differential operator. Then, applying an identification procedure using separately virtual Galileo’s experimental data on the inclined plane and Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, the fractional differential operator is established yielding the equation of motion. Both identifications yield the law of motion in the form of a fractional differential equation, which is converted into a second-order differential equation, verifying thus that for a body with constant mass Newton’s law of motion is indeed of integer differential form.

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Footnotes
1
U(s) represents the Laplace transform of the function u(t), \(t\ge 0\), defined by \(U(s)=\int _0^\infty {u(t)e^{-st}dt} \), where s is the Laplace variable.
 
2
The units that have been used in the identification procedure are: second (s) for time; meter (m) for distance; kN for force; m/\(\hbox {s}^{2 }\)for acceleration; \(\hbox {kNs}^{2}\)/m for mass.
 
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Metadata
Title
Is Newton’s law of motion really of integer differential form?
Author
John T. Katsikadelis
Publication date
30-10-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Archive of Applied Mechanics / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 0939-1533
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-018-1486-3

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