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    1 14-06-2012  20:01
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    conservation of angular momentum
    Hello everyone!

    What are the conditions of the conservation of angular momentum ?

    And what conservation of angular momentum has to do with moon ?
    Last edited by MAA_96; 14-06-2012 at 20:07.
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    2 14-06-2012  22:03
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    Re: conservation of angular momentum
    In the same way that linear momentum is conserved in a system if no resultant external force acts on it, angular momentum is conserved in a system if no resultant external torque (turning force) acts on it.
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    3 15-06-2012  00:08
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    Re: conservation of angular momentum
    (Original post by MAA_96)
    Hello everyone!

    What are the conditions of the conservation of angular momentum ?

    And what conservation of angular momentum has to do with moon ?
    You study angular momentum at secondary school? Lol, we haven't done that at all in A-Level Physics (only saw it on M5 in Further Maths).
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    4 15-06-2012  12:32
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    Re: conservation of angular momentum
    (Original post by Alpha-Omega)
    You study angular momentum at secondary school? Lol, we haven't done that at all in A-Level Physics (only saw it on M5 in Further Maths).
    No wonder this country is going to the dogs!


    Starting to remember why I barely dropped a mark on A level physics...
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