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If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Physics" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Physics">the discussion</a> and see a list of open tasks.<span class="metadata wpb-metadata"><span class="wpb-project">Physics</span><span class="wpb-project_link">Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics</span><span class="wpb-banner_name">Template:WikiProject Physics</span><span class="wpb-assessment_cat">physics articles</span></span></td><td class="mbox-empty-cell"></td></tr><tr><td class="assess class-b"><a href="/wiki/Category:B-Class_physics_articles" title="Category:B-Class physics articles">B</a></td><td class="mbox-text" colspan="2">This article has been rated as <b>B-class</b> on Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_assessment" title="Wikipedia:Content assessment">content assessment</a> scale.</td></tr><tr><td class="assess import-mid"><a href="/wiki/Category:Mid-importance_physics_articles" title="Category:Mid-importance physics articles">Mid</a></td><td class="mbox-text" colspan="2">This article has been rated as <b>Mid-importance</b> on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Physics/Quality_Control#Importance_scale" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics/Quality Control">project's importance scale</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd>I've moved the existing disambiguation information (small compared to the physics description) to a disambiguation line at the front of the article. I think this ought to be enough. However, it's always possible to create an <a href="/wiki/Impulse_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Impulse (disambiguation)">impulse (disambiguation)</a> article to deal with the alternative uses. <a href="/wiki/User:Icairns" title="User:Icairns">Ian Cairns</a> 18:08, 3 Oct 2004 (UTC)</dd></dl> <p><br/> The article does not mention Ns (Newton Seconds), which I believe is the more commonly used unit for impulse to distinguish between Momentum and impulse. It may be wise to state that Ns= kg m/s²x s = kg m/s, so while they are the same unit, Ns is used more frequently. <a href="/wiki/User:Wheatleya" title="User:Wheatleya">Wheatleya</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Wheatleya-2005-11-09T19:28:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">19:28, 9 November 2005 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Wheatleya-2005-11-09T19:28:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Wheatleya-2005-11-09T19:28:00.000Z"></span> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Fixed_Terminology" data-mw-thread-id="h-Fixed_Terminology-2006-04-19T05:24:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Fixed_Terminology-2006-04-19T05:24:00.000Z"></span>Fixed Terminology<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Fixed_Terminology-2006-04-19T05:24:00.000Z"></span></h2><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Pfalstad-2006-04-19T05:24:00.000Z-Fixed_Terminology"></span>First of all, impulse is not defined as change in momentum. (It's equal to the change in momentum of an object, but that's not the definition.) I put the definition first. Also, you don't say "an impulse..." any more than you say "a momentum". Impulse is a quantity. To say "an impulse is a change in momentum" makes it sound like impulse is an event, which is not correct, at least not in this context. <a href="/wiki/User:Pfalstad" title="User:Pfalstad">Pfalstad</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Pfalstad-2006-04-19T05:24:00.000Z-Fixed_Terminology" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">05:24, 19 April 2006 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Pfalstad-2006-04-19T05:24:00.000Z-Fixed_Terminology"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Pfalstad-2006-04-19T05:24:00.000Z-Fixed_Terminology"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T07:11:00.000Z-Pfalstad-2006-04-19T05:24:00.000Z"></span>I think its perfectly fine to say "an impulse". It seems natural to say "apply an impulse". However, saying something to the effect of "apply a momentum" seems unnatural. I don't think that differentiating "an impulse" (in electronics) from "the impulse" or something (in physics) is a good way to differentiate them. <a href="/wiki/User:Fresheneesz" title="User:Fresheneesz">Fresheneesz</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T07:11:00.000Z-Pfalstad-2006-04-19T05:24:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">07:11, 19 April 2006 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T07:11:00.000Z-Pfalstad-2006-04-19T05:24:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T07:11:00.000Z-Pfalstad-2006-04-19T05:24:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Pfalstad-2006-04-21T03:58:00.000Z-Fixed_Terminology"></span>Of course it's fine to say "an impulse", it's just not how the word is used in physics. Saying "apply an impulse" is using the word in a nontechnical sense. Unless you can provide a source (physics text) that uses the term in that way. <a href="/wiki/User:Pfalstad" title="User:Pfalstad">Pfalstad</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Pfalstad-2006-04-21T03:58:00.000Z-Fixed_Terminology" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">03:58, 21 April 2006 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Pfalstad-2006-04-21T03:58:00.000Z-Fixed_Terminology"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Pfalstad-2006-04-21T03:58:00.000Z-Fixed_Terminology"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Disambig" data-mw-thread-id="h-Disambig-2006-04-19T07:11:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Disambig-2006-04-19T07:11:00.000Z"></span>Disambig<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Disambig-2006-04-19T07:11:00.000Z"></span></h2><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T07:11:00.000Z-Disambig"></span>I think this page should be a disambig page, and be moved to Impulse (physics). There are a bunch of other definitions of impulse, and impulse in physics isn't even a decently large concept. Any takers? <a href="/wiki/User:Fresheneesz" title="User:Fresheneesz">Fresheneesz</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T07:11:00.000Z-Disambig" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">07:11, 19 April 2006 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T07:11:00.000Z-Disambig"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T07:11:00.000Z-Disambig"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="removed_outdated_merge_tag" data-mw-thread-id="h-removed_outdated_merge_tag-2006-04-19T08:21:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-removed_outdated_merge_tag-2006-04-19T08:21:00.000Z"></span>removed outdated merge tag<span data-mw-comment-end="h-removed_outdated_merge_tag-2006-04-19T08:21:00.000Z"></span></h2><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T08:21:00.000Z-removed_outdated_merge_tag"></span>I removed the merge tag, its old. And on the talk page for momentum - we are comming to the conclusion that we should move all that info here for good. <a href="/wiki/User:Fresheneesz" title="User:Fresheneesz">Fresheneesz</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T08:21:00.000Z-removed_outdated_merge_tag" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">08:21, 19 April 2006 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T08:21:00.000Z-removed_outdated_merge_tag"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Fresheneesz-2006-04-19T08:21:00.000Z-removed_outdated_merge_tag"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Impulse_(physics)" data-mw-thread-id="h-Impulse_(physics)-2006-06-06T00:43:00.000Z"><span id="Impulse_.28physics.29"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Impulse_(physics)-2006-06-06T00:43:00.000Z"></span>Impulse (physics)<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Impulse_(physics)-2006-06-06T00:43:00.000Z"></span></h2><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Icairns-2006-06-06T00:43:00.000Z-Impulse_(physics)"></span>An article of this name was created today with a definition of impulse = rate of change of acceleration, instead of impulse = change in momentum. A merge was proposed, which I've boldy edited into a redirect to this article. I've saved the ext refs which confirmed the correct definition of impulse - as in this article as of now. <a href="/wiki/User:Icairns" title="User:Icairns">Ian Cairns</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Icairns-2006-06-06T00:43:00.000Z-Impulse_(physics)" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">00:43, 6 June 2006 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Icairns-2006-06-06T00:43:00.000Z-Impulse_(physics)"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Icairns-2006-06-06T00:43:00.000Z-Impulse_(physics)"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Impulse_is_J_or_I?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Impulse_is_J_or_I?"><span id="Impulse_is_J_or_I.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Impulse_is_J_or_I?"></span>Impulse is J or I?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Impulse_is_J_or_I?"></span></h2></div> <p>I know this is really trivial, but shouldn't J be used to stand for impulse? that's what's used in my textbook Physics for scientists and Engineers with modern Physics, Douglas C Giancoli, Prentice Hall, Third edition (in case someone wants to look it up). 'I' stands for <a href="/wiki/Electric_current" title="Electric current">electric current</a>, not impulse. (ever heard p=iv? that means power=current times voltage, not impulse times voltage). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="are_you_sure?" data-mw-thread-id="h-are_you_sure?-2007-01-11T16:46:00.000Z"><span id="are_you_sure.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-are_you_sure?-2007-01-11T16:46:00.000Z"></span>are you sure?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-are_you_sure?-2007-01-11T16:46:00.000Z"></span></h2><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Wizard191-2007-01-11T16:46:00.000Z-are_you_sure?"></span>are you sure that "dt is an infinitesimal amount of time"? </p><p>that is an integration statement, and "dt" would usually mean "with respect to t" </p> <ul><li>You are correct that dt is an integration statement of time, but the application of dt mean "the limit of time as it approaches zero", which means an infinitesimally small amount of time. <a href="/wiki/User:Wizard191" title="User:Wizard191">Wizard191</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Wizard191-2007-01-11T16:46:00.000Z-are_you_sure?" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">16:46, 11 January 2007 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Wizard191-2007-01-11T16:46:00.000Z-are_you_sure?"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Wizard191-2007-01-11T16:46:00.000Z-are_you_sure?"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What's_a_Hy_unit?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What's_a_Hy_unit?-2007-01-11T16:50:00.000Z"><span id="What.27s_a_Hy_unit.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What's_a_Hy_unit?-2007-01-11T16:50:00.000Z"></span>What's a Hy unit?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What's_a_Hy_unit?-2007-01-11T16:50:00.000Z"></span></h2><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Wizard191-2007-01-11T16:50:00.000Z-What's_a_Hy_unit?"></span>Right now it claims that a N-m = Hy (Huygens), which is a unit name I have never heard of. Upon research I haven't found it used anywhere else on the internet or wikipedia. Moreover, the SI system doesn't reference it at all. If this is a real name of a unit please cite it, otherwise I propose that we remove it, as it is quite confusing. <a href="/wiki/User:Wizard191" title="User:Wizard191">Wizard191</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Wizard191-2007-01-11T16:50:00.000Z-What's_a_Hy_unit?" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">16:50, 11 January 2007 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Wizard191-2007-01-11T16:50:00.000Z-What's_a_Hy_unit?"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Wizard191-2007-01-11T16:50:00.000Z-What's_a_Hy_unit?"></span> </p><p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-129.22.18.156-2007-10-07T05:49:00.000Z-What's_a_Hy_unit?"></span>I looked everywhere for a unit of Hy. It sounds like a neat addition to physics, and one that the people who head up the SI units should add, unfortunately it is by no means official or correct. I'll continue to look out for it, but I'm removing it until it can be verified. 10 months of an unvalidated claim is quite long enough. <small>—Preceding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">unsigned</a> comment added by <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/129.22.18.156" title="Special:Contributions/129.22.18.156">129.22.18.156</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:129.22.18.156&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:129.22.18.156 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-129.22.18.156-2007-10-07T05:49:00.000Z-What's_a_Hy_unit?" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">05:49, 7 October 2007 (UTC)</a></small><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-129.22.18.156-2007-10-07T05:49:00.000Z-What's_a_Hy_unit?"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-129.22.18.156-2007-10-07T05:49:00.000Z-What's_a_Hy_unit?"></span> </p><p>Adding to my comment above, the Hy is in fact a fictitious unit of momentum/impulse. It does not appear on the BIPM's website of offical SI units, and therefore it is false and should not appear on this page. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Force_of_Impact?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Force_of_Impact?-2007-03-10T17:46:00.000Z"><span id="Force_of_Impact.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Force_of_Impact?-2007-03-10T17:46:00.000Z"></span>Force of Impact?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Force_of_Impact?-2007-03-10T17:46:00.000Z"></span></h2><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Root4(one)-2007-03-10T17:46:00.000Z-Force_of_Impact?"></span>Often one hears the term "Force of Impact". Say you can calculate/estimate the impulse of an impact but you want to estimate (perhaps) the maximum force of collision, or possibly the average force of the collision, or maybe even the average force for the top 25% of the most forceful moments of the collision. Is any of that information relevant? I'm interested in the relationship between the fracture strength of materials and "how forceful" an impact an object of said material can take. It would seem that Impulse is a desired quantity to know, but what else should I know? IIRC to get average force, I just divide divide the impulse over the time it takes for the the impact to take place. But how would one estimate this time? How would I estimate the average force imparted by one billiard ball on another over the lifespan of the impact, which I cannot estimate with the unaided eye. How high could I drop a billiard ball in a frictionless environment from a building before cracks of a certain size develop on its surface (I.E. the force imparted exceeds locally the fracture strength of the material the billiard ball is made from but it does not fracture the ball). How do I estimate how much effect the ground chosen for the ball to impact has on this? If the fracture strength of the ground is quite low, energy from the impact will be dissipated by "flakes" of the ground being thrown outward, and it would seem that also needs to be taken into consideration. </p><p>It seems methods to estimate information is relevant and related to the article, but no description or references are included in the article. What quantities are these and how are they measured or estimated? </p><p>I'm not a physicist and I wouldn't even know where to begin to look (other than, say, research into stuff like bicycle helmets). </p><p><a href="/wiki/User:Root4(one)" title="User:Root4(one)"><b>Root</b><sup>4</sup>(one)</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Root4(one)-2007-03-10T17:46:00.000Z-Force_of_Impact?" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:46, 10 March 2007 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Root4(one)-2007-03-10T17:46:00.000Z-Force_of_Impact?"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Root4(one)-2007-03-10T17:46:00.000Z-Force_of_Impact?"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-10T17:46:00.000Z"></span>This is now a question on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Science" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science">Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science</a>. <a href="/wiki/User:Root4(one)" title="User:Root4(one)"><b>Root</b><sup>4</sup>(one)</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-10T17:46:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">04:03, 12 March 2007 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-10T17:46:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-10T17:46:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Greglocock-2007-03-13T12:07:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z"></span>Tough question. Many people will confuse you by saying double the static load. That's a bit weird, it makes lots of assumptions that are unsafe. The best way for many problems is to work out a stiffness function for the target, and an effective mass for the impactor, and to do a simulation of it. <a href="/wiki/User:Greglocock" title="User:Greglocock">Greglocock</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Greglocock-2007-03-13T12:07:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">12:07, 13 March 2007 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Greglocock-2007-03-13T12:07:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Greglocock-2007-03-13T12:07:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Greglocock-2007-03-14T01:11:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z"></span>Answered on that page.<a href="/wiki/User:Greglocock" title="User:Greglocock">Greglocock</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Greglocock-2007-03-14T01:11:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">01:11, 14 March 2007 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Greglocock-2007-03-14T01:11:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Greglocock-2007-03-14T01:11:00.000Z-Root4(one)-2007-03-12T04:03:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Major_rewrite" data-mw-thread-id="h-Major_rewrite-2007-06-19T20:05:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Major_rewrite-2007-06-19T20:05:00.000Z"></span>Major rewrite<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Major_rewrite-2007-06-19T20:05:00.000Z"></span></h2><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Anarchic_Fox-2007-06-19T20:05:00.000Z-Major_rewrite"></span>This article received several major revisions: </p><p>The general definition of impulse was moved to the beginning of the article, and the special case which once appeared there was moved lower down. </p><p>Reference to the "Theorem of Impulse and Momentum" was removed, since it is trivial (a three-line derivation appears in the very article) and does not even appear by that name in any of the mechanics textbooks I have: Kleppner & Kolenkow, Tipler, Young & Freedman, and Marion & Thornton. Mention of Newton's Second Law now precedes the derivation. </p><p>I added the fact that the special case given relies on both force and mass being constant; previously, only force was mentioned as constant. A common example in which the mass of a system is not constant is the problem of a rail car from which sand is leaking. </p><p>Finally, there were minor stylistic changes. </p><p><a href="/wiki/User:Anarchic_Fox" title="User:Anarchic Fox">Anarchic Fox</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Impulse_(physics)#c-Anarchic_Fox-2007-06-19T20:05:00.000Z-Major_rewrite" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">20:05, 19 June 2007 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Anarchic_Fox-2007-06-19T20:05:00.000Z-Major_rewrite"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Anarchic_Fox-2007-06-19T20:05:00.000Z-Major_rewrite"></span> </p>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Impulse_(physics)&oldid=163133911">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Impulse_(physics)&oldid=163133911</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:B-Class_physics_articles" title="Category:B-Class physics articles">B-Class physics articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mid-importance_physics_articles" title="Category:Mid-importance physics articles">Mid-importance physics articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:B-Class_physics_articles_of_Mid-importance" title="Category:B-Class physics articles of Mid-importance">B-Class physics articles of Mid-importance</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_WikiProject_banners_but_without_a_banner_shell" title="Category:Articles with WikiProject banners but without a banner shell">Articles with WikiProject banners but without a banner shell</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Talk_pages_with_comments_before_the_first_section" title="Category:Talk pages with comments before the first section">Talk pages with comments before the first section</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 8 October 2007, at 17:43<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright"><span class="nowraplinks">This version of the page has been <a href="/wiki/Help:Page_history" title="Help:Page history">revised</a>. 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