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The magnitude of the translational angular momentum doesn't tell us everything about the motion of an object. For example, to describe the motion of Earth's orbit if you are standing on the positive z axis looking toward the origin, the Earth is moving counterclockwise in the xy plane. However, this statement cannot be used mathematically. You can't add "counterclockwise in the xy plane" to "clockwise in the yz plane." Instead, we can use the right hand rule to describe the direction of angular momentum as a vector. | |||
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The Main Idea
The magnitude of the translational angular momentum doesn't tell us everything about the motion of an object. For example, to describe the motion of Earth's orbit if you are standing on the positive z axis looking toward the origin, the Earth is moving counterclockwise in the xy plane. However, this statement cannot be used mathematically. You can't add "counterclockwise in the xy plane" to "clockwise in the yz plane." Instead, we can use the right hand rule to describe the direction of angular momentum as a vector.
A Mathematical Model
What are the mathematical equations that allow us to model this topic. For example [math]\displaystyle{ {\frac{d\vec{p}}{dt}}_{system} = \vec{F}_{net} }[/math] where p is the momentum of the system and F is the net force from the surroundings.
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