Name: conservative forces and path independence
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North Carolina K-12 Science Standard Course of Study

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Physical Science

Energy

PS.PSc.7.2

Conservative Forces

يمكن تصنيف القوى على أنها قوى محافظة وغير محافظة.
قوى استعادة الجاذبية والكهروستاتيكية والمرنة هي بعض الأمثلة على القوى المحافظة.
على سبيل المثال ، تمتلك السيارة الثابتة طاقة كامنة بينما طاقتها الحركية تساوي صفرا. عندما تبدأ السيارة في التحرك ، يتم تحويل طاقتها الكامنة إلى طاقة حركية ، وعندما تتوقف ، تتحول طاقتها الحركية مرة أخرى إلى طاقة كامنة بشرط عدم وجود احتكاك.
نظرا لأن هذه الطاقات تتحول من شكل إلى آخر ، فإن مجموع الطاقة الحركية والكامنة يظل كما هو طوال المسار. هذا التحويل البيني للطاقات تحكمه قوى محافظة.
العمل الذي تقوم به القوى المحافظة قابل للعكس باستمرار ولا يعتمد على المسار الذي يسلكه الهدف. يعتمد فقط على نقطتي البداية والنهاية ، ويمكن التعبير عنه على أنه الفرق في الطاقات الكامنة في هذه النقاط.
ومع ذلك ، بالنسبة للمسار المغلق ، سيكون العمل المنجز صفرا.

القوى المحافظة

<div style="direction:rtl">وفقًا لقانون حفظ الطاقة فإن أي انتقال بين الطاقة الحركية وطاقة الوضع يحافظ على الطاقة الكلية للنظام. ومن ثم، فإن العمل الذي تقوم به القوة المحافظة يمكن عكسه تمامًا. وهو مستقل عن المسار، مما يعني أنه يمكننا البدء والتوقف عند أي نقطتين في عملية الانتقال، وستظل الطاقة الإجمالية للنظام (الطاقة الحركية بالإضافة إلى الطاقة الكامنة في هذه النقاط) محفوظة. وهذه هي سمة القوة المحافظة. ومن الأمثلة المهمة على القوى المحافظة الجاذبية، والقوة المرنة، والقوة الكهربائية الساكنة. إن العمل الذي تقوم به القوة المحافظة مستقل عن المسار الذي سلكته؛ بمعنى آخر، هو نفسه بالنسبة لأي مسار يصل بين نقطتين. يمكننا أن نستنتج أن الشغل المنجز مستقل عن المسار عن طريق التحقق من أن الشغل المتناهي الصغر هو تفاضل دقيق. في المسار المغلق، حيث تكون نقطتا البداية والنهاية متطابقتين، يكون الشغل الذي تبذله القوة المحافظة على الجسم صفرًا. هذا النص مقتبس من <a href="https://openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-1/pages/8-2-conservative-and-non-conservative-forces">أوبنستاكس، الفيزياء الجامعية المجلد الأول، القسم 8.2: القوى المحافظة وغير المحافظة.</a></div>

وفقا لقانون الحفاظ على الطاقة ، فإن أي انتقال بين الطاقة الحركية والطاقة الكامنة يحافظ على الطاقة الإجمالية للنظام. ومن ثم ، فإن ...

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Potential Energy and Energy Conservation

طاقة الوضع وحفظ الطاقة

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conservative forces and path independence

Conservative forces are forces for which the work done depends only on the starting and ending points. In this case, the work is path independent. That means the total energy of the system, including kinetic energy and potential energy, stays conserved during the change.

This idea follows the law of conservation of energy. When energy shifts between kinetic and potential forms, the total amount remains the same. Because the work is completely reversible, an object can start and stop at any two points without changing the total energy of the system.

Common examples of conservative forces include gravity, elastic force, and static electric force. A key test is that the work done along any path between two points is the same. For a closed path, where the starting point and ending point are the same, the work done by a conservative force is zero.

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conservative forces

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Gradient Force from 3D Potential Energy

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