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Encyclopedia > Translation (physics)

In physics, a translation is the operation changing the positions of all objects according to the formula

where xyz) is a constant vector. Such an operation can be generalized to other coordinates, for example the time coordinate.


Because of Noether's theorem, the translational symmetry is equivalent to momentum conservation.


See also

  • Translation (mathematics)

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