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Some Things Never Change! i)Momentum ii)Angular Momentum iii)Energy iv)Charge, etc
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Conservation of Momentum In the absence of an external force, the total linear momentum of a system remains constant. Before Collision After Collision v 1i v 2i v 1f v 2f m1m1 m2m2
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Impulse = change in momentum F Newton’s 3 rd : final momentum = initial momentum Conserved!
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Is momentum conserved if you jump up from the earth? What about a Mexican jumping bean? Problem: A canon of mass 100 kg is initially at rest and fires a 1 kg canonball with speed 75 m/s horizontally. What is the recoil velocity of the canon? M m Demo of carts on track
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Gun aimed downward Total momentum zero mV Mv
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Molecular bullets
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Conservation of Angular Momentum For point mass around circle, If there are no external torques, angular momentum is conserved. R r
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Conservation of Energy The total energy of an isolated system is always conserved. Conservative forces: work done by conservative force is independent of path taken. A B Allow you to define potential energy.
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If you have only conservative forces, then the sum of potential and kinetic energy is conserved. For gravity near earth’s surface,
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Roller coaster 10 m 5 m 8 m ABCD If initially at rest at A, what is speed at B, C, D?
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Other conservation laws: Conservation of Baryon number (nucleon number): Baryons interact via strong nuclear force, e.g. protons and neutrons. Conservation of electric charge
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Possible particle reaction: B = +1 +1 = +1 +1 -1 +1 Conservation of Lepton number Leptons interact via weak nuclear force, e.g., electrons and neutrinos. Neutron decay L = 0 = 0 + 1 - 1
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