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Noether's theorem

Noether's theorem proper noun: a theorem, proven by Emmy Noether in 1915 and published in 1918, stating that any differentiable symmetry of the action of a physical system has a corresponding conservation law.

Proper noun

Noether's theorem

  1. A theorem, proven by Emmy Noether in 1915 and published in 1918, stating that any differentiable symmetry of the action of a physical system has a corresponding conservation law.

Questions about Noether's theorem

What does Noether's theorem mean?
Noether's theorem means a theorem, proven by Emmy Noether in 1915 and published in 1918, stating that any differentiable symmetry of the action of a physical system has a corresponding conservation law.
What part of speech is Noether's theorem?
Noether's theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Noether's theorem in the dictionary

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