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We introduce the concepts of work, kinetic energy, and potential energy in a general setting. The fundamental importance of these concepts arise from the fact that they permit a formulation of a conservation law for mechanical energy.
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Knudsen, J.M., Hjorth, P.G. (2000). Energy. In: Elements of Newtonian Mechanics. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57234-0_8
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