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Artigos Gerais • Rev. Bras. Ensino Fís. 40 (1) • 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9126-RBEF-2017-0146   copy

The force of static friction is not conservative

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In this paper we show that, in a macroscopic approach, the force of static friction cannot be classified as conservative.

Keywords:
force of static friction; conservative forces; work - kinetic energy theorem; rolling motion

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