conservation of momentum

noun

1. the principle that the total linear or angular momentum in any isolated system is constant, provided that no external force is applied

conservation of momentum

1. A conservation law stating that the total linear momentum of a closed system remains constant through time, regardless of other possible changes within the system.

Example Sentences

What allows the conservation of momentum are relativistic effects.

From Science Daily

Through particle collider physics, the participants learn about many aspects of science, including the principle of conservation of momentum, the basics of fundamental particles and even the field of statistics.

From Scientific American

You see conservation of momentum, conservation of angular momentum: all of the things that would actually occur in space.

From Science Magazine

The list goes on: from gravity to radiation, communications to conservation of momentum.

From Scientific American

The second peak near ϕ = 180° appears because forward and backward jets are mutually stimulating as a result of conservation of momentum in the underlying pair-scattering process.

From Nature