COMEDK2014PhysicsCenter of Mass, Momentum and Collision
Which of the following statements is not correct regarding conservation laws?
Options
- AA conservation law is a hypothesis based on observations and experiments.
- BConservation laws do not have a deep connection with symmetries of nature.
- CA conservation law cannot be proved.
- DConservation of energy, linear momentum, angular momentum are considered to be fundamental laws of Physics.
Correct answer
B. Conservation laws do not have a deep connection with symmetries of nature.
Step-by-step solution
The laws of conservation have a deep connection with symmetries of nature. This is first theorised by Noether. Noether's first theorem states that any differentiable symmetry of the action of a physical system has a corresponding conservation law. This means that conservation laws are observed because of the symmetries of nature.