Scientist Albert Einstein is revered as one of the greatest physicists in history, but his discoveries relied heavily on
the groundbreaking early twentieth-century work of mathematician Emmy Noether. Emmy Noether proved a
mathematical theorem that changed the way physicists study the universe. Noether's theorem addresses the
laws of conservation and symmetry, two critical concepts in physics. The law of conservation states that
measurable quantities such as energy, momentum, mass, and electric charge don't change over time. Similarly,
the law of symmetry states that atoms and molecules don't change after undergoing operations. Noether's
theorem indicates that each symmetry correlates to a law of conservation, which is supported by the idea that
physics never changes. Her theorem also sparked the mathematical discipline of abstract algebra.
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Noether showed how the two concepts.
A intersected
B stabilized
C originated
D transformed