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Is momentum really conserved in a perfectly inelastic collision?
By definition there is no conservation of kinetic energy, but isn't conservation of momentum dependent on conservation of energy? Shouldn't a system whose model takes into account conversion of kinetic energy into heat and deformation, not take into account conservation of momentum? Or is it that the loss of momentum is so negligible compared to the loss in kinetic energy that we can assume it's not existent?
By definition there is no conservation of kinetic energy, but isn't conservation of momentum dependent on conservation of energy? Shouldn't a system whose model takes into account conversion of kinetic energy into heat and deformation, not take into account conservation of momentum? Or is it that the loss of momentum is so negligible compared to the loss in kinetic energy that we can assume it's not existent?