Torque is angular momentum derivative¶
In the case of a single particle, the total vector sum of all the external torques acting on a particle is equal to the time rate change of the angular momentum of that particle.
In the case of a system of particles, the net external torque acting on a system of particles is equal to the time rate change of the system’s total angular momentum.
Links:
- Symbol:
t- Latex:
\(t\)
- Dimension:
time
- angular_momentum¶
Pseudovector of net
angular_momentumas a function oftime.
- Symbol:
L(t)- Latex:
\(L \left( t \right)\)
- Dimension:
length**2*mass/time
- Symbol:
tau(t)- Latex:
\(\tau \left( t \right)\)
- Dimension:
force*length
- law¶
tau(t) = Derivative(L(t), t)- Latex:
- \[\tau \left( t \right) = \frac{d}{d t} L \left( t \right)\]