angular momentum

Math Formula Information

Formula: ${\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {L}}={\boldsymbol {r}}\times {\boldsymbol {p}}}$

Name: angular momentum

Description: measure of the extent to which an object will continue to rotate in the absence of an applied torque

Elements of the Formula

angular momentum	${\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {L}}}$	measure of the extent to which an object will continue to rotate in the absence of an applied torque
position vector	${\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {r}}}$	vector representing the position of a point with respect to a fixed origin
momentum	${\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {p}}}$	conserved physical quantity related to the motion of a body

Data Source

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