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COMEDK · Physics · 7. Center of Mass Momentum and Collision

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding conservation laws?

  1. A A conservation law is a hypothesis based on observations and experiments.
  2. B Conservation laws do not have a deep connection with symmetries of nature.
  3. C A conservation law cannot be proved.
  4. D Conservation of energy, linear momentum, angular momentum are considered to be fundamental laws of Physics.
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(B) Conservation laws do not have a deep connection with symmetries of nature.

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The laws of conservation have a deep connection with symmetries of nature. This is first theorised by Noether. Noether's first theorem states that any differentiable symmetry of the action of a physical system has a corresponding conservation law. This means that conservation…