Questions tagged [rotation]
Circular motion about a central point or axis
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A rod rotating about a pivot
A long, uniform rod of length L and mass M is pivoted about a frictionless, horizontal pin through one end. The rod is nudged from rest in a vertical position as shown in figure. At the instant the ...
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Rotational friction coefficient
How to find the rotational friction coefficient?
Can it be found using the same procedure used to find the static friction coefficient?
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Does acceleration of the rim mean just tangential or both tangential and centripetal acceleration?
On my physics homework, the problem specifies that the acceleration of the rim of a flywheel can't exceed 100g. Does this mean that the tangential acceleration only, or the sum of the tangential and ...
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Point of application of tangential velocity in rotational motion
The tangential velocity of a particle in a rigid body is given by: $\vec{v}=\vec{\omega}\times \vec{r}$. Since the cross product is perpendicular to both $\vec{\omega}$ and $\vec{r}$, the velocity $\...
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Single number to quantify difference between two local reference frames?
I'm working with some satellite data that defines the spacecraft reference frame from two star cameras and two different measurements of orientation configuration of the cameras, and I'm trying to ...
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How to properly align my relaxed molecule onto my gold electrode?
the question is described below since it can be considered a chemistry or physics question: How to translate from one plane to another? originally posted on mathematics SE
I am trying to get ...
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What is wrong with this reasoning?
Suppose a particle is rotating about a point at a distance $r$, then since $r$ is constant $\frac{\text dr}{\text dt}=0$ so the component of velocity along the position vector should be zero. ...
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Rotation of object at different positions
Why do object placed in a river rotates at different position when object is in center of flowing river it just moves forward but when it is on either side it rotates and moves forward what's the ...
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Earth rotation with atmosphere
Note: This might be a very dumb question
Considering Earth's rotation on its axis, I was thinking it made sense for the outer sides of the Earth to have a significantly higher tangential speed, ...
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Producing Yaw (Orientation)
I am working with a car and trailer model which has a GPS sensor attached and I am looking for ways to calculate it's yaw (orientation).
One way I am working on is two resolve both the car and ...
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Three spin states of a spin-1 particle
For a spin-1 particle at rest, it has three spin states(+1, -1, 0, along the z axis). If we rotate the z axis to -z direction, the spin +1 state will become the spin -1 state. Can we transfer the spin ...
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How to infer that the black hole in M87 is rotating clockwise?
The spokesperson mentioned that the rotation of M87 supermassive blackhole is rotating in the clockwise direction by looking at the bright and dim region of the image taken, is it the resolution of ...
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Wheel RPM measuring reference point [closed]
Attached is picture of a car wheel in 3D. Assume it is suspended and rotating in the air. If I put a nut + proximity sensor right on top of the nut within the red line to measure RPM, will the nut ...
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Definition of Vector
In a book on General Relativity that I am reading, it defines a vector as an object or array of numbers that transforms like a vector (under rotations). I understand that under rotation $\theta$, a ...
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How will a rotating, circular, and cylindrical body of a superfluid develop in outer space?
Let's consider a rotating (about its center, in the plane cutting the initial circular and cylindrical form into two halves), circular, and cylindrical body of a superfluid somewhere in outer space. ...
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Effect of earth's rotation in ballistics
For this purpose, let's consider earth's rotations constant. Do earth rotation momentum get transfered to any object (a missile for example) that get's lauched? If so, why do we have to consider earth ...
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Wigner-Eckart theorem: Are expectation values of all vector operators parallel?
The Wigner-Eckart theorem tells us that for any tensor operator, $\mathbf{T}^{(k)}$ that
\begin{align}
\langle jm|T^{(k)}_q|j'm'\rangle = \langle j'm'kq|jm\rangle \langle j||\mathbf{T}^{(k)}||j'\...
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Why do office chairs rotate when pushed/pulled out?
A common source of frustration when I'm at work is the fact that my rolling office chair's wheels rotate whenever I push it forward or backward from my desk, which can cause it to bump my computer ...
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What happens when an impulse is applied at right angles to one end of a rod (free to move on a frictionless surface)? [duplicate]
What will be the difference if we apply this impulse at the center of the rod? Will the translatory motion be same in both the cases?
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Infinitesimal Rotation under Orthogonal Similarity Transformation
I’m reading charpter 4.8 of Goldstein’s classical mechanics 3rd edition that deals with infinitesimal rotations, and the following is the part I got stuck:
(p.166~167) If $d\boldsymbol{\Omega}$ is ...
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Newton's third law for rotating systems [closed]
As often happens for the rotational world, the Newton's law can be restated in terms of angles, moment of inertia and torques replacing displacements, masses and forces (this is one source among ...
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Azimuthal Symmetry is on a certain axes that is not simply the $z$-axes
let's say in a problem, the azimuthal symmetry is along the axis $\frac{1}{\sqrt6}(-1, -1, 2)$. If I create two new basis angles and get solved the LaPlace's equation with that, what should I do to ...
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How the centripetal forces work on a point in a rigid body? [closed]
I know it was a question but when I asked last time I did not know the answer. It has been suggested that the question is not clear, it's badly written. Now I know the answer and I can introduce them ...
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Why sand in a water collects at center on rotating the water? [duplicate]
We commonly observe that on rotating dirty water, the dirt in water collects at the center. But why does it happens, and why does it not collect at edges due to centrifugal force. Does something ...
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How do the principles of weather vane design change for underwater applications?
I am doing some research into the use of weather vanes under water. This "water vane" would serve the same function as a weather vane does in air, just while submerged in water.
I understand that ...
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Forces on a Rotating Rigid Body
This question has been puzzling me for some days now and I thought I might ask you guys for some help.
Say that we have a rigid body (like a rod) that is in a vacuum in space. Furthermore, say that ...
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Difference between torque, moment and couple
I know the basics of them like
Torque is force multiplied by the distance (from the point where there is no rotation like centre of gravity).
Couple acts because of two equal and opposite forces ...
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Classical angular momentum components are numbers. Can they be generators of some symmetry group?
In Quantum Mechanics (QM), angular momentum turn out to be the generator of rotational symmetry. This is trivial to see because in QM, angular momenta are defined by the commutation relations $$[J_j,...
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Relation Between Cross Product and Infinitesimal Rotations, Generators, Etc [duplicate]
Looking into the infinitesimal view of rotations from Lie, I noticed that the vector cross product can be written in terms of the generators of the rotation group $SO(3)$. For example:
$$\vec{\mathbf{...
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Angular Momentum in a Straight Line
Edit: This is not a duplicate question.
The other question asked how angular momentum remained constant if the distance varied.
This question asks why you can select any point and calculate angular ...
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How to distinguish between angular frequency $\omega$ and frequency $f$
The relation between the "regular" frequency $f$ and the angular frequency $\omega$
($\omega = 2\pi f$) is clear to me. However, every time I see "rotations per second" I really get confused as to ...
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Gravitational potential energy of a rod, attached by its end to an axis
Situation: We suppose a rod is attached by its end to some pivot, and is allowed to fall from a horizontal position. As this occurs, the rod loses gravitational potential energy ($∆U_G$), say 10J, ...
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Torque, Angular Acceleration and Linear Acceleration
We know that we torque is applied, it cause an angular acceleration in the rotating body similar to what a force does to a body moving on a straight line.
But my question is, Does Torque affect the ...
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Lense-Thirring effect: Revolution, precession, rotation … inside rotating shell?
This is a very basic and vague question (I don't know general relativity, nor much physics, but am interested in this question for idiosyncratic reasons).
Consider a rotating spherical shell of mass ...
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Maxwell's Equations in a Rotating Frame of Reference: How to transform E and B Fields?
I know there is allready a question on the topic, here, however the answer to this question deals with GRT, and I want to keep the level of the question basic (however enough to deal with thing like "...
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The physics of a cornering wheel and the centripetal force
Can a rolling wheel create a side force without first rotating on a vertical axis?
There is something wrong with the way we describe how a cornering vehicle wheel creates a cornering force. I think ...
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Windowless space station: rotation vs. gravity ring vs. frame dragging?
Imagine a windowless hollow cylinder, with an observer sitting inside on the curved wall. Something is pulling the observer against that wall. The observer can also walk easily along the inner ...
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Is the acceleration of a rotating body always it's centripetal component? [closed]
For constant circular motion where a rotating mass accelerates angularly.
Would the linear acceleration of the rotating mass always be equal to its centripetal acceleration
e.g. The earth's ...
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How can I find the power given only the torque?
I have a system where I am trying to find the power generated by a DC electric generator. However, I am not very familiar with generators, so I am having difficulty determining the rotational velocity....
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Why should the friction between two disks be zero when there velocity is same? [duplicate]
In this video here, Walter Lewin mentions two discs of different radius $r_1$ and $r_2$, of the same density, where the first disk is initially rotating, while the second is at rest. In the videos ...
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Should there be a significant differential in wind velocity indoors vs outdoors in relation to Earth's rotating atmosphere?
What is the behavior of a rotating Earth's atmosphere indoors? Should there be any differences experienced between the atmosphere spinning in lockstep with the Earth outdoors vs. closed-off indoors?
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If a ball were to roll through a loop, would the normal force change when compared to a frictionless block?
I am currently working through the following problem:
Reaching part c), we are required to repeat the former parts using a spherical mass instead of a frictionless cube. I have no problems with the ...
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Rotation of a Bicycle Wheel
Circular motion at a constant velocity requires a net force toward the center of rotation.
If I stand a bicycle on its seat, wheels upwards and spin the wheels with my hands, they start rotating. ...
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How to obtain $Y$ rotation with only $X$ and $Z$ rotation gates on the Bloch sphere?
Let's say you have a system with which you can perform arbitrary rotations around the $X$ and $Z$ axis. How would you then be able to use these rotations to obtain an arbitrary rotation around the $Y$ ...
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Rolling objects released from rest: time down the ramp [closed]
Since we are given the values of I for each object, I was able to calculate the KE's of each:
the solid spheres had KE of $1/5mv^2$; the hollow sphere had a KE of $1/5 mv^2$, and the hoop had $1/2mv^2$...
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What does a basis rotation correspond to physically for linear position-momemtum?
For polarization and angular momentum, rotating the basis corresponds to a very straightforward physical transformation, namely, the physical rotation of an experimental apparatus about an axis in ...
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Relation between Spin 1 representation and angular momentum and $SO(3)$
This is a naive question. It occurred to me while studying in detail the the Spin 1 angular momentum matrices.
The generators of $SO(3)$ are
$J_x=
\begin{pmatrix}
0&0&0 \\
0&0&-1 \\
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Rolling Without Slipping and Rotational Energy
I'm a little confused.
Translational energy and rotational energy add separately, according to my textbook, to give the total kinetic energy of a moving object.
That means that for a disk ...
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Integrating over Euler Angles
I have a $6\times6$ matrix having its elements being functions of Euler's angles (ZXZ rotation scheme) representing a tensor physical property. To find the average of the tensor property, I need to ...
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Rigid bar on a pivot
Say we have a solid bar in space. It is on a pivot, the pivot being right at the bar's center of mass
There is a massless rocket pushing on one end of it, making it spin, faster and faster.
Suddenly,...
