Newton's Laws of Motion/Second Law

Physical Law
Newton's second law of motion is one of three physical laws that forms the basis for classical mechanics.

Statement of Law

 * The total force applied on a body is equal to the derivative with respect to time of the linear momentum of the body:


 * $$\mathbf F = \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}{t}} \left({m \mathbf v}\right)$$

Also see

 * At velocities near the speed of light, see Einstein's Law of Motion.