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.

rotational_inertia¶

rotational_inertia of the particle.

Symbol:: I
Latex:: \(I\)
Dimension:: length**2*mass

distance_to_axis¶

distance_to_axis, or radius of rotation.

Symbol:: r
Latex:: \(r\)
Dimension:: length

mass¶

The mass of the particle.

Symbol:: m
Latex:: \(m\)
Dimension:: mass

law¶

I = m * r^2

Latex:: \[I = m r^{2}\]