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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. natural sciencesA 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.
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