Re: KE & P

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1 total messages Started by Bill Barowy Thu, 14 Jul 1994 21:20

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Author: Bill Barowy
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 21:20

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 Dave,

I am very interested in why you wrote:

>This may seem strange in reference to the question, but it may
 >help in some ways.  I explain to my students that there are
 >"Orders of Conservation Laws" with "Conservation of Energy"
 >being the top one.  All others are subservient to it.

In Ed Taylors book "spacetime physics" he talks about conservation of
momenergy in which he seems to put momentum and energy on an equal status
by combining the two.  How can conservation of energy be above conservation
of momentum?

Bill Barowy
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