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why Why can't we define a potential energy for a non-conservative force?

We could define potential energies for non-conservative forcesnon-conservative forces too and then we could conserve it with kinetic and potential energy as we know it. But no one does that. Why is this  ? Please explain. Any help would be great.

why can't we define a potential energy for a non-conservative force?

We could define potential energies for non-conservative forces too and then we could conserve it with kinetic and potential energy as we know it. But no one does that. Why is this  ? Please explain. Any help would be great.

Why can't we define a potential energy for a non-conservative force?

We could define potential energies for non-conservative forces too and then we could conserve it with kinetic and potential energy as we know it. But no one does that. Why is this? Please explain. Any help would be great.

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why can't we define a potential energy for a non-conservative force?

We could define potential energies for non-conservative forces too and then we could conserve it with kinetic and potential energy as we know it. But no one does that. Why is this ? Please explain. Any help would be great.