Difference between revisions of "Forest UCM Ch3 AngMom"
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| + | If I take the derivative of angular momentum with respect to time I get | ||
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| + | :<math>\vec{\dot \ell} = \frac{d}{dt} \left ( \vec r \times \vec p \right )</math> | ||
=Single particles= | =Single particles= | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 14 September 2014
Definition of Angular Momentum
The angular momentum of a single particle is defined as
Torque
If I take the derivative of angular momentum with respect to time I get