A note on the conservation of mechanical energy and the Galilean principle of relativity
Filadelfo Cardoso dos Santos, V. Soares, Alexandre Carlos Tort
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Filadelfo Cardoso dos Santos, V. Soares, Alexandre Carlos Tort
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A reexamination of simple examples that we usually teach to our students in introductory courses is the starting point for a discussion about the principle of conservation of energy and Galilean invariance.
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A reexamination of simple examples that we usually teach to our students in introductory courses is the starting point for a discussion about the principle of conservation of energy and Galilean invariance.
Key concepts: Galilean, Physics, Galilean invariance, Conservation of energy, Galilean transformation, Theory of relativity, Simple (philosophy), Theoretical physics