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  2. Work (physics) - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Greek understanding of physics was limited to the statics of simple machines (the balance of forces), and did not include dynamics or the concept of work. During the Renaissance the dynamics of the Mechanical Powers, as the simple machines were called, began to be studied from the standpoint of how far they could lift a load, in addition to the force they could apply, leading ...

  3. Principle of maximum work - Wikipedia

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    Thermodynamic systems in the maximum work theorem. dU is the energy lost to the reversible heat system as heat energy δQ and to the reversible work system as work δW. With the development of the first two laws of thermodynamics in the 1850s and 60s, heats of reaction and the work associated with these processes were given a more accurate ...

  4. Newton's laws of motion - Wikipedia

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    According to the work-energy theorem, when a force acts upon a body while that body moves along the line of the force, the force does work upon the body, and the amount of work done is equal to the change in the body's kinetic energy.

  5. List of theorems - Wikipedia

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    Poncelet–Steiner theorem ; Positive energy theorem ; Post's theorem (mathematical logic) Poynting's theorem ; Preimage theorem (differential topology) Price's theorem (general relativity) Prime number theorem (number theory) Primitive element theorem (field theory) Principal axis theorem (linear algebra)

  6. Relativistic mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Einstein's formula for change in mass translates to its simplest ΔE = Δmc 2 form, however, only in non-closed systems in which energy is allowed to escape (for example, as heat and light), and thus invariant mass is reduced. Einstein's equation shows that such systems must lose mass, in accordance with the above formula, in proportion to the ...

  7. List of equations in classical mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Every conservative force has a potential energy. By following two principles one can consistently assign a non-relative value to U: Wherever the force is zero, its potential energy is defined to be zero as well. Whenever the force does work, potential energy is lost.

  8. Second law of thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    In this example, the instructions, as well as the source of work may be internal or external to the system, and they may or may not cross the system boundary. To illustrate, the instructions may be pre-coded and the electrical work may be stored in an energy storage system on-site.

  9. Work–energy theorem - Wikipedia

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