Learning About Momentum Conservation
Abstract
A system has been designed in which explanation-based learning is applied to classical mechanics. An overview of the fully-implemented system and an example run by it are presented. From the example the system acquires a general formula describing how the momentum of a collection of objects changes over time. The derivation of this formula is prompted by the analysis of a human's solution to a simple two-body, one-dimensional collision. The human's solution is based on the principle of momentum conservation. The acquired formula serves to solve a three-dimensional collision in the presence of external forces, a situation where momentum is not conserved.
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Shavlik. "Learning About Momentum Conservation." International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 1985.Markdown
[Shavlik. "Learning About Momentum Conservation." International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 1985.](https://mlanthology.org/ijcai/1985/shavlik1985ijcai-learning/)BibTeX
@inproceedings{shavlik1985ijcai-learning,
title = {{Learning About Momentum Conservation}},
author = {Shavlik, Jude W.},
booktitle = {International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence},
year = {1985},
pages = {667-669},
url = {https://mlanthology.org/ijcai/1985/shavlik1985ijcai-learning/}
}