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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: velocity
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Symbol: v
Definition: vector quantity v = dr/dt, where r is position vector and t is time

NOTE 1 The velocity is related to a point described by its position vector. The point may localize a particle, or be attached to any other object such as a body or a wave.

NOTE 2 The velocity depends on the choice of the reference frame. Proper transformation between frames must be used: Galilean for non-relativistic description, Lorentzian for relativistic description.

NOTE 3 The coherent SI unit of velocity is metre per second, m/s.


Publication date:2011-04
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Internal notes:2014-07-07: Symbol <i>&upsilon;</i> corrected to <b><i>v</i></b> and superfluous <!--> deleted. JGO

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