conservation of momentum

British  

noun

1. the principle that the total linear or angular momentum in any isolated system is constant, provided that no external force is applied

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conservation of momentum Scientific  

1. A conservation law stating that the total linear momentum of a closed system remains constant through time, regardless of other possible changes within the system.

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Example Sentences

What allows the conservation of momentum are relativistic effects.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2023

Through particle collider physics, the participants learn about many aspects of science, including the principle of conservation of momentum, the basics of fundamental particles and even the field of statistics.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2023

Relativistic momentum is defined in such a way that the conservation of momentum will hold in all inertial frames.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Use the laws of conservation of momentum and energy to explain how a shape charge can direct most of the energy released in an explosion in a specific direction.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

In sharp contrast here the principle of conservation of momentum may be brought in by ballistic pendulum experiments involving elastic and inelastic impacts.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul