Angular Magnitudes

Alejandro A. Torassa
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (2013) Buenos Aires, Argentina atorassa@gmail.com

Abstract In classical mechanics, this paper presents alternative denitions of angular magnitudes.

Angular Magnitudes The angular magnitudes for a particle A of mass ma are dened with respect to a position vector r which is constant in magnitude and direction. Mass Moment Angular Momentum Dynamic Moment Angular Work Theorem Ka = ma (r ra ) La = ma (r va ) Ma = ma (r aa ) Wa = Ma d (r ra )

Wa = 1/2 ma (r va )2

Where ra , va , and aa are the position, the velocity, and the acceleration of particle A. The angular magnitudes for a system of particles are also dened with respect to a position vector r which is constant in magnitude and direction. 1