Kinetic energy from rotational inertia and angular speed¶
Every rotating object bears kinetic energy, which depends on the rotational inertia of the object and its angular speed.
Links:
- kinetic_energy¶
The
kinetic_energyof the object.- Symbol:
K- Latex:
\(K\)
- Dimension:
energy
- rotational_inertia¶
The
rotational_inertiaof the object.- Symbol:
I- Latex:
\(I\)
- Dimension:
length**2*mass
- angular_speed¶
The
angular_speedof the object.- Symbol:
w- Latex:
\(\omega\)
- Dimension:
angle/time
- law¶
K = I * w^2 / 2- Latex:
- \[K = \frac{I \omega^{2}}{2}\]