In physics, equations of motion are equations that describe the behavior of a physical

system in terms of its motion as a function of time.[1] More specifically, the equations of motion
describe the behaviour of a physical system as a set of mathematical functions in terms of
dynamic variables: normally spatial coordinates and time are used, but others are also possible,
such as momentumcomponents and time. The most general choice are generalized
coordinateswhich can be any convenient variables characteristic of the physical system.[2]The
functions are defined in a Euclidean space in classical mechanics, but are replaced by curved
spaces in relativity. If the dynamics of a system is known, the equations are the solutions for
the differential equations describing the motion of the dynamics.
There are two main descriptions of motion: dynamics and kinematics. Dynamics is general, since
momenta, forces and energy of the particles are taken into account. In this instance, sometimes
the term refers to the differential equations that the system satisfies (e.g., Newton's second
law or Euler–Lagrange equations), and sometimes to the solutions to those equations.
However, kinematics is simpler as it concerns only variables derived from the positions of
objects, and time. In circumstances of constant acceleration, these simpler equations of motion
are usually referred to as the SUVAT equations, arising from the definitions of kinematic
quantities: displacement (s), initial velocity (u), final velocity (v), acceleration (a), and time (t).
Equations of motion can therefore be grouped under these main classifiers of motion. In all
cases, the main types of motion are translations, rotations, oscillations, or any combinations of
these.
A differential equation of motion, usually identified as some physical law and
applying definitions of physical quantities, is used to set up an equation for the problem. Solving
the differential equation will lead to a general solution with arbitrary constants, the arbitrariness
corresponding to a family of solutions. A particular solution can be obtained by setting the initial
values, which fixes the values of the constants.