Conservation of Momentum
Momentum before equals momentum after. No external forces.
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Conservation of Angular Momentum
Explains planetary orbits, spinning ice skater, gyroscopes.
Newton's Third Law
Action-reaction pairs. Conservation of momentum foundation.
Conservation of Energy
Most fundamental law. Energy transforms between forms but never disappears.
First Law of Thermodynamics
Conservation of energy. Energy transforms but total remains constant.
Newton's Second Law
Quantifies force and motion relationship. Predictive power for all classical systems.
Noether's Theorem
Time symmetry gives energy conservation. Space symmetry gives momentum conservation.
Bernoulli's Principle
Explains airplane lift. Venturi effect. Energy conservation in fluids.
Newton's First Law
Law of inertia. Objects resist changes in motion. Foundation of classical mechanics.
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Noether's Theorem
Symmetry implies conservation. Deep physics-mathematics connection.
The Decisive Moment
Cartier-Bresson's photograph captures a man leaping over a puddle in perfect geometric composition. The work …
Divergence Theorem
Gauss theorem. Connects flux and divergence.
Spectral Theorem
Diagonalization of symmetric matrices. Quantum mechanics foundation.
On the gap between intention and outcome
On the gap between intention and outcome
Intermediate Value Theorem
Intuitive but powerful. Guarantees roots exist.
Cayley-Hamilton Theorem
Matrix algebra fundamental result. Computing matrix powers.
Determinism
Philosophical view that all events are determined by prior causes. Hard determinism denies free will—every …