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Classical mechanics includes everything that's not quantum, including general relativity and the Navier-Stokes equation. It is not a suitable term for Newtonian
by whatshisface 5y ago
Classical mechanics includes everything that's not quantum, including general relativity and the Navier-Stokes equation. It is not a suitable term for Newtonian mechanics because it already refers to a much larger category.
- sp332 5y agoAccording to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_mechanics#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_mechanics#History, that's a recent change. It didn't used to include special or general relativity.
- whatshisface 5y agoWell obviously it couldn't include general relativity before it was discovered. :-)