body forces


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Body force
A body force is a force that acts throughout the volume of a body, in contrast to contact forcesGravity and electromagnetic forces are examples of body forces. Inertial spin forces such as the Centrifugal forceEuler force, and the Coriolis effect are also examples of body forces.

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