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joshuamr
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What is the angular momentum of a spinning solid sphere of mass 'm', equitorial velocity 'v', and radius 'r'?
(The mass of the sphere being uniformly distributed and the spin being along a single axis only)
I can't figure this out because the common textbook formula for angular momentum (mvr) only applies to cases where the mass is concentrated "at the end of the rope" so to speak. (like swinging around a bucket of water, or a planet going around in it's orbit)
If anyone out there can help me with this, I'd appreciate it.
(The mass of the sphere being uniformly distributed and the spin being along a single axis only)
I can't figure this out because the common textbook formula for angular momentum (mvr) only applies to cases where the mass is concentrated "at the end of the rope" so to speak. (like swinging around a bucket of water, or a planet going around in it's orbit)
If anyone out there can help me with this, I'd appreciate it.