the specific relative angular momentum (often denoted h → {\displaystyle {\vec {h}}} or h {\displaystyle \mathbf {h} } ) of a body is the angular momentum...
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Angular momentum (sometimes called moment of momentum or rotational momentum) is the rotational analog of linear momentum. It is an important physical...
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mechanics, angular momentum coupling is the procedure of constructing eigenstates of total angular momentum out of eigenstates of separate angular momenta...
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Spin (physics) (redirect from Intrinsic angular momentum)
Spin is an intrinsic form of angular momentum carried by elementary particles, and thus by composite particles such as hadrons, atomic nuclei, and atoms...
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The angular momentum of light is a vector quantity that expresses the amount of dynamical rotation present in the electromagnetic field of the light. While...
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specific angular momentum because it equals the magnitude L of the angular momentum divided by the mass m of the particle. For brevity, the angular speed...
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orbiting body from the central body, h {\displaystyle h\,} is the specific angular momentum of the orbiting body, ν {\displaystyle \nu \,} is the true anomaly...
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the bodies; h {\displaystyle h} is the specific relative angular momentum in the sense of relative angular momentum divided by the reduced mass; e {\displaystyle...
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Azimuthal quantum number (redirect from Angular momentum quantum number)
for an atomic orbital that determines its orbital angular momentum and describes aspects of the angular shape of the orbital. The azimuthal quantum number...
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r={{h^{2}} \over {\mu }}} where: h = r v {\displaystyle h=rv} is specific angular momentum of the orbiting body. This is because μ = r v 2 {\displaystyle...
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point to POI h1 is defined as specific angular momentum of the original orbit h2 is defined as specific angular momentum of the phasing orbit Remember...
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h\,=r\,v\,\cos \phi } where: h {\displaystyle h\,} is the specific relative angular momentum of the orbit, v {\displaystyle v\,} is the orbital speed of...
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{\displaystyle \mathbf {v} } ) can be easily used to compute the specific angular momentum vector as h = r × v {\displaystyle \mathbf {h} =\mathbf {r} \times...
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notably quantum chemistry, angular momentum diagrams, or more accurately from a mathematical viewpoint angular momentum graphs, are a diagrammatic method...
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the masses of objects 1 and 2, and h {\displaystyle h} is the specific angular momentum of object 2 with respect to object 1. The parameter θ {\displaystyle...
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Mean motion (redirect from Mean angular motion)
motion do not change: the angular momentum and the mechanical energy. The first constant, called specific angular momentum, can be defined as h = 2 d...
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specific angular momentum, h, of the initial and final orbits are equal in magnitude but not in direction. Therefore, the change in specific angular momentum...
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conservation of angular momentum. Areal velocity is closely related to angular momentum. Any object has an orbital angular momentum about an origin,...
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perpendicular at apoapsis and periapsis, conservation of angular momentum requires specific angular momentum h = r p v p = r a v a = constant {\displaystyle...
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Celestial mechanics There is a related parameter, known as the specific relative angular momentum, h {\displaystyle h} . It is related to ℓ {\displaystyle \ell...
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is characterized by specific energy E = 1 2 v 2 + Φ ( r ) {\textstyle E={\frac {1}{2}}v^{2}+\Phi (r)} and specific angular momentum L = | r → × v → | {\displaystyle...
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Sun's equator or the invariable plane (the plane that represents the angular momentum of the Solar System, approximately the orbital plane of Jupiter). The...
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Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector Specific relative angular momentum, relatively easy derivation of Kepler's laws starting with conservation of angular momentum In 1621, Johannes...
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longitude of the ascending node can be calculated from the specific relative angular momentum vector h as follows: n = k × h = ( − h y , h x , 0 ) Ω = {...
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orbital period is the same, disregarding their eccentricity. The specific angular momentum h of a small body orbiting a central body in a circular or elliptical...
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the position of that body in the classical two-body problem. It is the angular distance from the pericenter which a fictitious body would have if it moved...
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conservation of angular momentum) and the conservation of energy, these two quantities are constant for a given orbit: Specific relative angular momentum h = (...
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spherical will need an outside push to maintain a Sun-synchronous orbit. The angular precession per orbit for an Earth orbiting satellite is approximately given...
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Delta-v (section Specific cases)
in momentum (impulse), where: Δ p = m Δ v {\displaystyle \Delta \mathbf {p} =m\Delta \mathbf {v} } , where p {\displaystyle \mathbf {p} } is momentum and...
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orbital angular momentum causes the Earth–Moon distance to increase at approximately 38 millimetres per year. Conservation of angular momentum means that...
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