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conservation of matter

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conservation of matter has conserved quantity matter has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0
has definition The principle that matter is neither created nor destroyed. This principle is only approximately true, since special relativity shows that matter and energy are equivalent and interconvertible. has source: Hawley, J.F., Halcomb, K.H. 1998 Foundations of Modern Cosmology, Oxford University Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0
is a kind of conservation law

law has discoverer 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0

theory has validity correct or incorrect with caveats
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conservation of matter	has conserved quantity matter
	has definition The principle that matter is neither created nor destroyed. This principle is only approximately true, since special relativity shows that matter and energy are equivalent and interconvertible.
	is a kind of conservation law
law	has discoverer
theory	has validity correct or incorrect with caveats
	has author or reasearch group
	has domain a field of research
	has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active