Difference between revisions of "principal moments of inertia"
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'''Moment of inertia''' ([[SI]] unit [[Kilogram|kilogram]] [[Square metre|metre squared]] kg m<sup>2</sup>) quantifies the [[Inertia#Rotational_inertia|rotational inertia]] of an object, i.e. its inertia with respect to rotational motion, in a manner somewhat analogous to how [[Mass|mass]] quantifies the [[Inertia|inertia]] of an object with respect to translational motion. | '''Moment of inertia''' ([[SI]] unit [[Kilogram|kilogram]] [[Square metre|metre squared]] kg m<sup>2</sup>) quantifies the [[Inertia#Rotational_inertia|rotational inertia]] of an object, i.e. its inertia with respect to rotational motion, in a manner somewhat analogous to how [[Mass|mass]] quantifies the [[Inertia|inertia]] of an object with respect to translational motion. | ||
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Revision as of 14:51, 7 January 2008
Moment of inertia (SI unit kilogram metre squared kg m2) quantifies the rotational inertia of an object, i.e. its inertia with respect to rotational motion, in a manner somewhat analogous to how mass quantifies the inertia of an object with respect to translational motion.