Angular Momentum -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Angular Momentum

For a single particle, the angular momentum vector is defined by

(1)

where r is the radius vector and p is the momentum. If the velocity is perpendicular to the radius vector, then

(2)

Angular Momentum Commutators, Angular Momentum Operators, Moment of Inertia


© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein

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