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The law of conservation of energy is the fundamental principle of physics that describes how the total energy of an isolated system is always constant. | |||
==The Main Idea== | ==The Main Idea== | ||
For any given isolated system, the total energy will remain constant regardless of any processes or interactions that occur in the domain. Therefore, energy cannot be created or destroyed. | |||
===A Mathematical Model=== | ===A Mathematical Model=== | ||
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This page was originally created and claimed by ksubramanian33, as can be seen by the edit history. The law of conservation of energy is the fundamental principle of physics that describes how the total energy of an isolated system is always constant.
The Main Idea
For any given isolated system, the total energy will remain constant regardless of any processes or interactions that occur in the domain. Therefore, energy cannot be created or destroyed.
A Mathematical Model
What are the mathematical equations that allow us to model this topic. For example [math]\displaystyle{ {\frac{d\vec{p}}{dt}}_{system} = \vec{F}_{net} }[/math] where p is the momentum of the system and F is the net force from the surroundings.
A Computational Model
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