Dynamics Explained

Dynamics (from Greek δυναμικός dynamikos "powerful", from δύναμις dynamis "power") or dynamic may refer to:

Physics and engineering

Dynamics (mechanics)
- Aerodynamics, the study of the motion of air
- Analytical dynamics, the motion of bodies as induced by external forces
- Brownian dynamics, the occurrence of Langevin dynamics in the motion of particles in solution
- File dynamics, stochastic motion of particles in a channel
- Flight dynamics, the science of aircraft and spacecraft design
- Fluid dynamics or hydrodynamics, the study of fluid flow
  - Computational fluid dynamics, a way of studying fluid dynamics using numerical methods
- Fractional dynamics, dynamics with integrations and differentiations of fractional orders
- Molecular dynamics, the study of motion on the molecular level
- Langevin dynamics, a mathematical model for stochastic dynamics
- Orbital dynamics, the study of the motion of rockets and spacecraft
- Quantum chromodynamics, a theory of the strong interaction (color force)
- Quantum electrodynamics, a description of how matter and light interact
- Relativistic dynamics, a combination of relativistic and quantum concepts
- Stellar dynamics, a description of the collective motion of stars
- System dynamics, the study of the behavior of complex systems
- Thermodynamics, the study of the relationships between heat and mechanical energy
- Vehicle dynamics

Brands and enterprises

Dynamic (record label), an Italian record label in Genoa
Arrow Dynamics, roller coaster designer
Boston Dynamics, robot designer
Crystal Dynamics, video game developer
General Dynamics, defence contractor
Microsoft Dynamics, a line of business software

Computer science and mathematics

Dynamical energy analysis, a numerical method modelling structure borne sound and vibration in complex structures
Dynamic program analysis, a set of methods for analyzing computer software
Dynamic programming, a mathematical optimization method, and a computer programming paradigm

Internet

Dynamic HTML, technologies for creating interactive and animated web sites
Dynamic IP, an IP address that changes every time the computer is turned on
Dynamic web page, a web page with content that varies

Mathematics

Dynamical system, a concept describing a point's time dependency
- Topological dynamics, the study of dynamical systems from the viewpoint of general topology
Symbolic dynamics, a method to model dynamical systems

Social science

Group dynamics, the study of social group processes especially
Population dynamics, in life sciences, the changes in the composition of a population
Psychodynamics, the study of psychological forces driving human behavior
Social dynamics, the ability of a society to react to changes
Spiral Dynamics, a social development theory

Other uses

Dynamics (music), the softness or loudness of a sound or note
DTA Dynamic, a French ultralight trike wing design
Dynamic microphone, a type of microphone
Force dynamics, a semantic concept about how entities interact with reference to force
Ice-sheet dynamics, the motion within large bodies of ice
Neural oscillation in neurodynamics, a rhythmic pattern in the brain
Sol Dynamic, a Brazilian paraglider design
Dynamics (album)
The Dynamics, American R&B group

See also