Dynamics

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