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For questions about Classical Mechanics - a branch of Physics involving the study of the motion of macroscopic bodies under the influence of Forces

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Did Hooke's law come from experiments, or was it mathematically derived from Newtonian mecha...

The derivation from solid state physics is quite simple. At equilibrium, atoms are at distances where the first derivative of potential vanishes. So for small deviations, a series expansion is dominat …
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