Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body

What is Angular Momentum?

Angular Momentum is defined as the property of objects in rotational motion which is determined by the product of their moment of inertia and angular velocity....

Angular Momentum Formula

The angular momentum for an object in rotational motion can happen in two ways. They must be,...

Angular Momentum of a Single Particle

Angular momentum can be experienced by a single particle when the object is accelerating around a fixed position. For example, in case of the earth and the sun. Earth is revolving around the sun in its orbit, where the sun is fixed at its position....

Angular Momentum of a System of Particles

Angular Momentum of a system of particles is the vector sum of all the individual angular momentum of the single particles. The angular momentum of any particle is, l = r×p where r is the distance of particle form origin. and p is the linear momentum of the particle. The angular momentum of the system of n particle is,...

Angular Momentum of a Rigid Body

Let’s assume that the object is made up of N particles with masses m1, m2,….mN and perpendicular distances r1, r2,….rN from the rotation axis. As the object rotates, all of these particles conduct UCM with the same angular speed ω but different line speeds v1 = r1ω, v2 = r2ω, … vN = rNω....

Right-Hand Thumb Rule

Direction of angular momentum can be determined by the right-hand thumb rule. If you position your right hand so that the fingers point in the direction of r. The curl is thus oriented in the direction of linear momentum (p). The outstretched thumb depicts the direction of angular momentum (L)....

Angular Momentum Quantum Number

Azimuthal quantum number or secondary quantum number is interchangeable with angular momentum quantum number. It is a quantum number that determines the angular momentum of an atomic orbital as well as its size and form. The most common value is between 0 and 1....

Angular Momentum and Moment of Inertia

Let’s assume that the object is made up of N particles with masses m1, m2,….mN and perpendicular distances r1, r2,….rN from the rotation axis. As the object rotates, all of these particles are in Uniform Circular Motion with the angular speed ω but their linear speeds are,...

Examples of Angular Momentum

Various examples where the concept of Angular Momentum is,...

Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum

Everyone has seen the conservation of linear momentum, which states that in the absence of an external unbalanced force, the linear momentum of an isolated system is conserved. In rotational dynamics, torque and angular momentum are similar to force and linear momentum, as previously stated. With the right modifications, this can be turned into angular momentum conservation....

What is Torque?

The force that may cause an object to rotate along an axis is measured by torque. In linear kinematics, force is what propels an object forward. An angular acceleration is also caused by torque. As a result, torque can be thought of as the linear force’s rotating equivalent. The axis of rotation is the point around which an object rotates. Torque is defined as a force’s proclivity to turn or twist in physics....

Angular Momentum-FAQs

1. What is Angular Momentum?...