Work Done By A Force Field
As a particle moves through a force field along a path C, the work done by the force is a line integral
This value is independent of the velocity/momentum that the particle travels along the path. For a conservative force field, it is also independent of the path itself, but depends only on the starting and ending points. Therefore, if the starting and ending points are the same, the work is zero for a conservative force field.
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