Rotational inertia (Kinematics)

Rotational inertia is a quantity that determines the torque needed for a desired angular acceleration about a rotational axis.

Contents:

• Geometries (Rotational inertia)
  • Slab about perpendicular axis through center
    • rotational_inertia
    • length
    • width
    • mass
    • law
  • Solid disk about central axis
    • rotational_inertia
    • radius
    • mass
    • law
  • Thin rod about axis through center perpendicular to length
    • rotational_inertia
    • length
    • mass
    • law
• Rotational inertia about axis and through center of mass
  • rotational_inertia
  • rotational_inertia_through_com
  • mass
  • distance_between_axes
  • law
• Rotational inertia is additive
  • total_rotational_inertia
  • index
  • rotational_inertia
  • law
• Rotational inertia of a particle
  • rotational_inertia
  • distance_to_axis
  • mass
  • law