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  2. Angular mechanics - Wikipedia

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    When planets spin, they generate angular momentum. This does things such as cause the planet to be slightly oval-shaped, and cause deformities [6] in the planet. Another example of angular mechanics in planetary motion is orbiting around a star. Because of the speed of the orbit, they do not go plummeting into their star.

  3. Angular momentum - Wikipedia

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    The angular momentum of m is proportional to the perpendicular component v ⊥ of the velocity, or equivalently, to the perpendicular distance r ⊥ from the origin. Angular momentum is a vector quantity (more precisely, a pseudovector) that represents the product of a body's rotational inertia and rotational velocity (in radians/sec) about a ...

  4. Angular velocity - Wikipedia

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    The angular velocity of the particle at P with respect to the origin O is determined by the perpendicular component of the velocity vector v.. In the simplest case of circular motion at radius , with position given by the angular displacement () from the x-axis, the orbital angular velocity is the rate of change of angle with respect to time: =.

  5. Newton's theorem of revolving orbits - Wikipedia

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    Examples of such orbits are shown in Figures 1 and 3–5. In classical mechanics, Newton's theorem of revolving orbits identifies the type of central force needed to multiply the angular speed of a particle by a factor k without affecting its radial motion (Figures 1 and 2).

  6. Euler's equations (rigid body dynamics) - Wikipedia

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    where M k are the components of the applied torques, I k are the principal moments of inertia and ω k are the components of the angular velocity. In the absence of applied torques, one obtains the Euler top. When the torques are due to gravity, there are special cases when the motion of the top is integrable.

  7. Anatomical terms of motion - Wikipedia

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    In general, motion is classified according to the anatomical plane it occurs in. Flexion and extension are examples of angular motions, in which two axes of a joint are brought closer together or moved further apart. Rotational motion may occur at other joints, for example the shoulder, and are described as internal or external.

  8. Angular momentum of light - Wikipedia

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    The total angular momentum of light consists of two components, both of which act in a different way on a massive colloidal particle inserted into the beam. The spin component causes the particle to spin around its axis, while the other component, known as orbital angular momentum (OAM), causes the particle to rotate around the axis of the beam.

  9. Angular acceleration - Wikipedia

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    In physics, angular acceleration (symbol α, alpha) is the time rate of change of angular velocity.Following the two types of angular velocity, spin angular velocity and orbital angular velocity, the respective types of angular acceleration are: spin angular acceleration, involving a rigid body about an axis of rotation intersecting the body's centroid; and orbital angular acceleration ...