Lecture 11
Lecture 11
Lecture 11
Angular Momentum
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali ÖVGÜN
EMU Physics Department
Angular Momentum
❑ Torque using vectors
❑ Angular Momentum
L = Iω
L
◼ L has the same direction as *
◼ L is positive when object rotates in CCW
◼ L is negative when object rotates in CW
❑ Angular momentum SI unit: kg-m2/s
Calculate L of a 10 kg disk when = 320 rad/s, R = 9 cm = 0.09 m
L = I and I = MR2/2 for disk
L = 1/2MR2 = ½(10)(0.09)2(320) = 12.96 kgm2/s
*When rotation is about a principal axis
L = r × p = m(r × v )
L net = L1 + L 2 = r1 p1 + r2 p 2
L net = + r⊥1 p1 − r⊥2 p 2
dp dL
Fnet = F = τ net = τ =
dt dt
dt
Total angular momentum • individual
of a system of bodies: Lsys = L i • all about sameangular momenta Li
origin
dLsys dLi • i = net torque on particle “i”
= = i • internal torque pairs are
dt dt i included in sum
dLtot
τ ext = =0
dt
Ltot = constant or Li = L f
Ltot = L n = L1 + L 2 + L 3 + = constant
Li = L f L = r p = r (mv )
τ net = 0 about z - axis L = constant
L= I ω
initial
i i = I
final
f ωf Moment of inertia
changes
L = I ii = I f f
Change I by curling up or stretching out
- spin rate must adjust
Ltot = I i ωi = I f ωf
Li = I ii = I0 + mc vT r = mc vT r
L f = I f ω f = ( I + mc r 2 )ω f
I = 20 kg.m2
VT = 4.0 m/s ( I + mc r 2 )ω f = mc vT r
mc = 40 kg
r = 2.0 m mc vT r 40 4 2
0 = 0 ωf = = = 1.78 rad/s
I + mc r 2
10 + 40 2 2