动能与动量（Kinetic energy and momentum）.docVIP

动能与动量（Kinetic energy and momentum） The essential difference between momentum and kinetic energy Zhou changchun, Buddha, guangdong, guangdong province Both the momentum (mv) and kinetic energy () are the physical quantities that reflect the motion state of the object, and all depend on the mass and speed of the moving object, but these two physical quantities are fundamentally different. One, momentum and kinetic energy are physical quantities that reflect two different abilities of moving objects respectively Momentum expresses only the mechanical movements ability, it is the physical quantity that describes the mechanical motion state of the object. Mechanical motion is not about speed, but the momentum of the object. For a given object (mass invariant), if its motion is different. The mechanical movement of the machine is not the same; For objects of different masses, even if they are moving at the same speed, their mechanical motion transfer ability will be different. So the mechanical movement of objects is not expressed in terms of speed, but in terms of momentum. Even though the magnitude of the momentum is equal, as the direction of motion is different, the result of its mechanical movement will be different, so the momentum is a vector and its direction is in line with the direction of the instantaneous velocity. Because velocity is a state quantity, momentum is also a state quantity, usually called momentum, which always refers to the momentum of the object at a certain point or position. Kinetic energy expresses only the ability of an object to do work. It is also a physical quantity describing the motion state of an object. For a given object (mass invariant), if the speed of its motion is different, its ability to do work is different; For objects of different masses, their ability to do work is different, even if their motion is the same. So the ability to do work cannot be expressed in terms of speed, but in terms of kinetic energy. For a given object