The document defines displacement in geometry and mechanics as a vector representing the shortest distance between an initial and final position of a point undergoing motion. It describes displacement as the difference between final and initial positions of a point and how derivatives of displacement relate to concepts like velocity and acceleration.
The document defines displacement in geometry and mechanics as a vector representing the shortest distance between an initial and final position of a point undergoing motion. It describes displacement as the difference between final and initial positions of a point and how derivatives of displacement relate to concepts like velocity and acceleration.
The document defines displacement in geometry and mechanics as a vector representing the shortest distance between an initial and final position of a point undergoing motion. It describes displacement as the difference between final and initial positions of a point and how derivatives of displacement relate to concepts like velocity and acceleration.
The document defines displacement in geometry and mechanics as a vector representing the shortest distance between an initial and final position of a point undergoing motion. It describes displacement as the difference between final and initial positions of a point and how derivatives of displacement relate to concepts like velocity and acceleration.
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Displacement (geometry) In geometry and mechanics, a displacement is a vector whose length is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point P undergoing motion.[1] It quantifies both the distance and direction of the net or total motion along a straight line from the initial position to the final position of the point trajectory. A displacement may be identified with the translation that maps the initial position to the final position.
A displacement may be also described as a relative position Displacement versus distance
(resulting from the motion), that is, as the final position xf of a traveled along a path point relatively to its initial position xi. The corresponding displacement vector can be defined as the difference between the final and initial positions:
In considering motions of objects over time, the instantaneous velocity of the object is the rate of change of the displacement as a function of time. The instantaneous speed, then, is distinct from velocity, or the time rate of change of the distance traveled along a specific path. The velocity may be equivalently defined as the time rate of change of the position vector. If one considers a moving initial position, or equivalently a moving origin (e.g. an initial position or origin which is fixed to a train wagon, which in turn moves with respect to its rail track), the velocity of P (e.g. a point representing the position of a passenger walking on the train) may be referred to as a relative velocity, as opposed to an absolute velocity, which is computed with respect to a point which is considered to be 'fixed in space' (such as, for instance, a point fixed on the floor of the train station).
For motion over a given interval of time, the displacement divided by the length of the time interval defines the average velocity, which is a vector, and differs thus from the average speed, which is a scalar quantity.
Contents Rigid body Derivatives See also References
Rigid body In dealing with the motion of a rigid body, the term displacement may also include the rotations of the body. In this case, the displacement of a particle of the body is called linear displacement
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(displacement along a line), while the rotation of the body is called angular displacement.
Derivatives For a position vector that is a function of time , the derivatives can be computed with respect to . The first two derivatives are frequently encountered in physics.
Velocity
Acceleration
Jerk
These common names correspond to terminology used in basic kinematics.[2] By extension, the higher order derivatives can be computed in a similar fashion. Study of these higher order derivatives can improve approximations of the original displacement function. Such higher-order terms are required in order to accurately represent the displacement function as a sum of an infinite series, enabling several analytical techniques in engineering and physics. The fourth order derivative is called jounce.
See also Displacement field (mechanics) Equipollence (geometry) Motion vector Position vector Affine space
References 1. Tom Henderson. "Describing Motion with Words" (http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/1DKin/ U1L1c.cfm). The Physics Classroom. Retrieved 2 January 2012. 2. Stewart, James (2001). "§2.8 - The Derivative As A Function". Calculus (2nd ed.). Brooks/Cole. ISBN 0-534-37718-1.
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