Initial mechanical energy equals final mechanical energy ======================================================== The total mechanical energy of an isolated system is conserved, i.e. the energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. It can only be internally converted from one form to another if the forces doing work on the system are conservative in nature. **Notes:** #. Also see :ref:`Mechanical energy is constant`. **Links:** #. `Wikipedia `__. .. TODO: rename file .. py:currentmodule:: symplyphysics.laws.conservation.mechanical_energy_after_equals_to_mechanical_energy_before .. py:data:: initial_time Initial :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.basic.time`. Symbol: :code:`t_0` Latex: :math:`t_{0}` Dimension: :code:`time` .. py:data:: final_time Final :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.basic.time`. Symbol: :code:`t_1` Latex: :math:`t_{1}` Dimension: :code:`time` .. py:data:: mechanical_energy :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.mechanical_energy` of the system as a function of :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.basic.time`. Symbol: :code:`E(t)` Latex: :math:`E{\left(t \right)}` Dimension: :code:`energy` .. py:data:: law :code:`E(t_1) = E(t_0)` Latex: .. math:: E{\left(t_{1} \right)} = E{\left(t_{0} \right)}