Anyway, here is the angular momentum principle: Or, if you prefer it without a derivative it could be written as: Here Tau is the torque on the object (about some point) and the vector L is the ...

It's almost always the last topic in the first semester of introductory physics—angular momentum. Best for last, or something? I've used this concept to describe everything from fidget spinners ...

This happens, thanks to a physics concept known as the “conservation of angular momentum.” But how can you try it out if you don’t have any ice skates around? Find out in this simple ...

The spin, or angular momentum, of the electrons in the material thus disappears almost instantly. Yet all that angular momentum cannot simply be lost. It must be conserved – somewhere. Thanks to new ...

A research team succeeds in solving a decade-old physical puzzle: the question of the fate of angular momentum during the ultrafast demagnetization of nickel crystals by laser light. In a closed ...

Photons can have half-integer values of angular momentum when they are confined to fewer than three dimensions. That is the conclusion of physicists in Ireland, who have revived an experiment first ...

Orbital angular momentum has the potential to transfer, manipulate and store information. They are made from the orbital angular momentum of electrons orbiting their atomic nucleus – and the study of ...

A study examines angular momentum constraints on the formation and orbital evolution of the Moon. Proposed scenarios for the Moon's formation typically involve a giant impact that would have left ...

Speedy Spinning Spheres! Using spheres, cylinders, and straws, the Crew and Dr. Rob learn about inertia, velocity, and conservation of energy due to angular momentum. STEM Challenge: Angular ...