Loading [MathJax]/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
Skip to main content
Library homepage
 

Text Color

Text Size

 

Margin Size

 

Font Type

Enable Dyslexic Font
Physics LibreTexts

Search

  • Filter Results
  • Location
  • Classification
    • Article type
    • Author
    • Embed Hypothes.is?
    • Embebbed CalcPlot3D?
    • Cover Page
    • License
    • Show TOC
    • Transcluded
    • OER program or Publisher
    • Student Analytics
    • Autonumber Section Headings
    • License Version
    • Print CSS
      • Screen CSS
      • PrintOptions
    • Include attachments
    Searching in
    About 2 results
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Classical_Mechanics/Classical_Mechanics_(Tatum)/03%3A_Systems_of_Particles/3.13%3A_The_Virial_Theorem
      The virial Equation tells us whether the cluster is going to disperse or collapse.
    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Classical_Mechanics/Classical_Mechanics_(Tatum)/02%3A_Moments_of_Inertia/2.01%3A_Definition_of_Moment_of_Inertia
      The quantity mir2i is the second moment of the i th mass with respect to (or "about") the axis, and the sum mir2i is the second moment of mass of all the mas...The quantity mir2i is the second moment of the i th mass with respect to (or "about") the axis, and the sum mir2i is the second moment of mass of all the masses with respect to the axis. But the question should be asked: "What is the purpose of calculating the squares of the distances of lots of particles from an axis, multiplying these squares by the mass of each, and adding them all together?

    Support Center

    How can we help?