The Conservation of Energy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:First_Law_of_Thermodynamics
gptkbp:appliesTo closed systems
isolated systems
gptkbp:basisFor energy efficiency
energy conservation in biology
energy conservation in chemistry
energy conservation in engineering
thermodynamic processes
energy accounting
energy conservation in physics
gptkbp:expressedIn ΔE = 0 for isolated systems
gptkbp:field physics
thermodynamics
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkb:James_Prescott_Joule
gptkb:Julius_Robert_von_Mayer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Conservation of Energy
gptkbp:implies total energy of an isolated system remains constant
gptkbp:recognizedBy 19th century
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Noether's_theorem
gptkb:law_of_conservation_of_mass-energy
energy transformation
perpetual motion machine (impossible due to this law)
gptkbp:state energy cannot be created or destroyed
energy can only be transformed from one form to another
gptkbp:symbol E
gptkbp:usedIn biology
chemistry
engineering
mechanics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Balfour_Stewart
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8