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derive equation for angular momentum in cartesian coordinates

derive equation for angular momentum in cartesian coordinates

Grade:11

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bibhash jha
15 Points
13 years ago

For a single particle, the angular momentum vector is defined by

(1)

where r is the radius vector and p is the momentum. If the velocity is perpendicular to the radius vector, then

In cartesian coordinates , p=mv , v is taken in cartesian coordinates and r as (x,y,z) vector

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