Mechanical energy is kinetic and potential energy¶
Mechanical energy of a system is equal to the sum of its kinetic energy and potential energy.
Conditions:
Kinetic and potential energies are evaluated in the same reference frame.
Links:
- mechanical_energy¶
mechanical_energyof the system.
- Symbol:
E- Latex:
\(E\)
- Dimension:
energy
- kinetic_energy¶
kinetic_energyof the system.
- Symbol:
K- Latex:
\(K\)
- Dimension:
energy
- potential_energy¶
potential_energyof the system.
- Symbol:
U- Latex:
\(U\)
- Dimension:
energy
- definition¶
E = K + U- Latex:
- \[E = K + U\]