Rotational inertia of a particle
================================

Rotational inertia of a rotating particle is defined as the product of its mass
and the squared radius of rotation.

**Links:**

#. `Wikipedia, third equation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_of_inertia#Definition>`__.

.. py:currentmodule:: symplyphysics.laws.kinematics.rotational_inertia.rotational_inertia_of_particle

.. py:data:: rotational_inertia

    :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.rotational_inertia` of the particle.

Symbol:
    :code:`I`

Latex:
    :math:`I`

Dimension:
    :code:`length**2*mass`


.. py:data:: distance_to_axis

    :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.distance_to_axis`, or radius of rotation.

Symbol:
    :code:`r`

Latex:
    :math:`r`

Dimension:
    :code:`length`


.. py:data:: mass

    The :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.basic.mass` of the particle.

Symbol:
    :code:`m`

Latex:
    :math:`m`

Dimension:
    :code:`mass`


.. py:data:: law

    :code:`I = m * r^2`


    Latex:
        .. math::
            I = m r^{2}