Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe cover image

Is Energy Actually Conserved?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

00:00

Conservation of Energy Is Not Conserved

A lot of physics works this way we see things happening in the world and we see them seeming to follow a rule. We don't always have a reason for it. And so people will find a place where oh look turns out it's broken over here It doesn't quite work over there. The same story with conservation of mass If you're just doing basic chemistry mass is mostly conserved. Only when you get to like higher energies where you're destroying particles or colliding particles That you notice that is broken.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app