Monday, December 9, 2013

The Golden Rule of Mechanics

    I've knew about this rule since studying physics in school. Strangely, I could not find this term in English Wikipedia. In there it refers to Fermi's golden rule in quantum physics and Rohen's golden rule in nuclear physics only.  The "golden rule" of mechanics states that whatever you lose in power, you gain in displacement (or gain in power - loose in displacement). It is a simple version of the law of conservation of energy.
    When we use pulleys and ramps to lift things which otherwise would be too heavy. A smaller force achieves the necessary work, but over a greater distance.
Oleg Kobec

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