Abstract

The theory of natural motion reexamines the fundamental nature of the classical principles of uniform motion and acceleration. Specifically, it focuses on the area of physics commonly referred to as Newtonian mechanics as defined by Newton?s three laws of motion. Among the surprising findings are these: Uniform motion is not something an object does, but rather, a state that an object is in relative to other objects. And it is seen that this state is not only indistinguishable from, but in fact the same state as a state of rest. From this, it follows that acceleration is not actually a form of motion at all, but rather a force induced change of this motion state. In conclusion it is argued that Newton?s Laws of motion are not entirely correct even at the classical none relativistic level and thus require modification even at this level before such principles can be explored on the relativistic scale.