What is angular momentum?
... is no net torque (the forces are internal)so L is a constant but the moment of inertia changes and since L = Iω as I decreases ω increases. So if I decreases by a factor of 2 then ω increases by a factor of 2. The kinetic energy is = Iω2 so if I decreases the kinetic energy increases by the amount o ...
... is no net torque (the forces are internal)so L is a constant but the moment of inertia changes and since L = Iω as I decreases ω increases. So if I decreases by a factor of 2 then ω increases by a factor of 2. The kinetic energy is = Iω2 so if I decreases the kinetic energy increases by the amount o ...
