A conserved quantity is a physical property that stays constant regardless of the path taken. If non-conservative forces do no work and there are no external forces, the mechanical energy of a particl...A conserved quantity is a physical property that stays constant regardless of the path taken. If non-conservative forces do no work and there are no external forces, the mechanical energy of a particle stays constant. For one-dimensional particle motion, in which the mechanical energy is constant and the potential energy is known, the particle’s position, as a function of time, can be found by evaluating an integral that is derived from the conservation of mechanical energy.
A conserved quantity is a physical property that stays constant regardless of the path taken. If non-conservative forces do no work and there are no external forces, the mechanical energy of a particl...A conserved quantity is a physical property that stays constant regardless of the path taken. If non-conservative forces do no work and there are no external forces, the mechanical energy of a particle stays constant. For one-dimensional particle motion, in which the mechanical energy is constant and the potential energy is known, the particle’s position, as a function of time, can be found by evaluating an integral that is derived from the conservation of mechanical energy.
