Why is potential energy defined for only a conservative force?
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What causes a force field to be "non-conservative?"
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Is friction a conservative force?
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Force as gradient of scalar potential energy
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Why are Hamiltonian Mechanics well-defined?
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What is the origin of non-conservative force?
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Potential for a general fictitious force?
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Conservation of energy when slowing an object down
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Noether Theorem and Energy conservation in classical mechanics
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Explain electrostatic potential and similar terms?
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Why is the potential energy minimal when the repulsion and attraction force between molecules is 0?
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Why does a monopole not radiate energy in electodynamics?
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Does zero curl imply a conservative field?
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Kinetic energy in work energy theorem
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work done is zero if displacement of point of application of force is zero but why can't we assume forces on COM and its displacement
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force applied not on the center of mass
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Why do we use the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian instead of other related functions?
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Potential energy of an infinitesimal length of elastic rod