Hooke's law
empirical physical law of mechanics that the force on a spring is proportional to its displacement
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Hooke's law
Summary
Hooke's law is a physical law[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of physical_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,726 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Hooke's law's instance of is recorded as physical law[3].
- Hooke's law's instance of is recorded as empirical law[4].
- Robert Hooke is named after Hooke's law[5].
- Hooke's law is part of elasticity theory[6].
- Hooke's law's Commons category is recorded as Hooke's law[7].
- Hooke's law's main subject is spring[8].
- Hooke's law's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[9].
- Hooke's law's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[10].
- Hooke's law's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].
- Hooke's law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[12].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include physical law[3] and empirical law[4].
Origins
Robert Hooke is named after Hooke's law[5].
Use and Application
Hooke's law is part of elasticity theory[6].
Why It Matters
Hooke's law ranks in the top 8% of physical_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,726 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]