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:<math>\vec R</math> point to the center of mass of the object
 
:<math>\vec R</math> point to the center of mass of the object
 
:<math>\vec {r}_k</math> points to a mass element <math>m_k</math>
 
:<math>\vec {r}_k</math> points to a mass element <math>m_k</math>
:<math>\vec{r}_k^{\prime}</math> points from the center of mass to the mass element <math>m_k</math>
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:<math>\vec{r}_k^{\;\;\;\prime}</math> points from the center of mass to the mass element <math>m_k</math>
  
 
the angular momentum of mass element <math>m_k</math> about the point O is given as  
 
the angular momentum of mass element <math>m_k</math> about the point O is given as  
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This can be cast in term of the angular momentum about the center of mass and the angular momentum of the motion  
 
This can be cast in term of the angular momentum about the center of mass and the angular momentum of the motion  
  
:<math>\vec {r}_k = \vec R + \vec{r}_k^{\prime}</math>
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:<math>\vec {r}_k = \vec R + \vec{r}_k^{\;\; \prime}</math>
  
  
 
[[Forest_Ugrad_ClassicalMechanics#Rigid_Body_Motion]]
 
[[Forest_Ugrad_ClassicalMechanics#Rigid_Body_Motion]]

Revision as of 02:03, 19 November 2014

Rigid Body Motion

Rigid Body

Rigidy Body
A Rigid Body is a system involving a large number of point masses, called particles, whose distances between pairs of point particles remains constant even when the body is in motion or being acted upon by external force.
Forces of Constraint
The internal forces that maintain the constant distances between the different pairs of point masses.


Consider a rigid body that rotates about a fixed z-axis with the origin at point O.


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let

[math]\vec R[/math] point to the center of mass of the object
[math]\vec {r}_k[/math] points to a mass element [math]m_k[/math]
[math]\vec{r}_k^{\;\;\;\prime}[/math] points from the center of mass to the mass element [math]m_k[/math]

the angular momentum of mass element [math]m_k[/math] about the point O is given as

[math]\ell_k = \vec {r}_k \times \vec {p}_k = \vec {r}_k \times m \vec {\dot r}_k[/math]

The total angular momentum about the point O is given as

[math] \vec L = \sum \ell_k = \sum \vec {r}_k \times m \vec {\dot r}_k[/math]

This can be cast in term of the angular momentum about the center of mass and the angular momentum of the motion

[math]\vec {r}_k = \vec R + \vec{r}_k^{\;\; \prime}[/math]


Forest_Ugrad_ClassicalMechanics#Rigid_Body_Motion