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spacefire5458
Jul 27, 2007, 06:40 PM
What is momentum? ;)

CaptainRich
Jul 27, 2007, 07:02 PM
What is inertia.. pretty open ended...
What is a moment?
What is motions?
What is matter?

Capuchin
Jul 27, 2007, 11:57 PM
Momentum is the product of velocity and mass (in classical mechanics).

It's a useful quantity, because in classical collisions, it is preserved.