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What is angular momentum?
The rotational equivalent of linear momentum. It's conserved in a closed system unless acted upon by an external torque.
What is the conservation of angular momentum?
The total angular momentum of a closed system remains constant if no external torque acts on it.
Define external torque.
A torque applied from outside the system that can change the system's total angular momentum.
What is angular impulse?
The product of the net torque and the time interval over which it acts. Units are .
Define moment of inertia.
A measure of an object's resistance to changes in its rotational motion. Analogous to mass in linear motion.
Define conservation of angular momentum.
The total angular momentum of a closed system remains constant unless acted upon by an external torque.
What is angular impulse?
Angular impulse is the product of the net torque and the time interval over which it acts. Units are .
Define moment of inertia.
A measure of an object's resistance to changes in its rotation rate. It depends on the mass distribution of the object and the axis of rotation.
What is a closed system in the context of angular momentum?
A system where no external torques act upon it, allowing angular momentum to be conserved.
Define angular momentum.
The rotational equivalent of linear momentum. For a point particle, it is given by , where is the position vector and is the linear momentum.
What is angular momentum?
The rotational equivalent of linear momentum; a measure of an object's resistance to change in its rotation.
Define moment of inertia.
A measure of an object's resistance to changes in its rotational speed about an axis of rotation. It depends on the mass and the distribution of mass relative to the axis.
What is torque?
A twisting force that tends to cause rotation. It is the rotational equivalent of linear force.
Define angular impulse.
The change in angular momentum of an object. It is equal to the net external torque multiplied by the time interval over which the torque acts.
What is net external torque?
The sum of all torques acting on a system due to forces external to the system.
Define angular velocity.
The rate of change of angular displacement with respect to time, typically expressed in radians per second.