law of conservation of energy
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:physical_phenomenon
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:first_law_of_thermodynamics
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
nuclear energy
closed systems kinetic energy potential energy macroscopic systems thermal energy electrical energy mechanical energy chemical energy microscopic systems radiant energy universe as a whole |
| gptkbp:basisFor |
mechanics
quantum mechanics relativity thermodynamics classical physics energy conservation in biology energy conservation in chemistry energy conservation in cosmology energy conservation in engineering energy conservation in environmental science |
| gptkbp:category |
conservation laws
fundamental principles of physics |
| gptkbp:excludes |
none in classical physics
quantum field theory (energy conservation can be locally violated for short times due to uncertainty principle) |
| gptkbp:field |
physics
thermodynamics |
| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:19th_century
gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz gptkb:James_Prescott_Joule gptkb:Julius_Robert_Mayer |
| gptkbp:implies |
total energy of an isolated system remains constant
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
experiments in heat and work
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| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:learned_society
gptkb:International_System_of_Units_(SI) |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Noether's_theorem
gptkb:perpetual_motion_machine_(impossible) energy efficiency conservation of mass energy transfer energy transformation |
| gptkbp:state |
energy cannot be created or destroyed
energy can only be transformed from one form to another |
| gptkbp:symbol |
ΔE = 0
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Robert_Mayer
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
law of conservation of energy
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