Moment of Inertia

Introduction

(I [inertia moment])= [(r [distance from the center of rotation]) * (m [mass])]

Simulation

Acts as inertia for rotation.

Stick:: I depends on the rotation axis
Disk and Ring:: I depend on the distribution of masses.

SAKURAI, Masashi:

E-mail : m.sakurai@cmt.phys.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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