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LAW CONSERVATION ANGULAR MOMENTUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- law of conservation of angular momentum
1, record 1, English, law%20of%20conservation%20of%20angular%20momentum
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- conservation of angular momentum 2, record 1, English, conservation%20of%20angular%20momentum
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The principle that the total angular momentum of a system has constant magnitude and direction if the system is subjected to no external force. 3, record 1, English, - law%20of%20conservation%20of%20angular%20momentum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Angular momentum is a vector quantity, requiring the specification of both a magnitude and a direction for its complete description … For a given object or system isolated from external forces, the total angular momentum is a constant, a fact that is known as the law of conservation of angular momentum. A rigid spinning object, for example, continues to spin at a constant rate and with a fixed orientation unless influenced by the application of an external torque. (The rate of change of the angular momentum is, in fact, equal to the applied torque.) 4, record 1, English, - law%20of%20conservation%20of%20angular%20momentum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi de conservation du moment cinétique total
1, record 1, French, loi%20de%20conservation%20du%20moment%20cin%C3%A9tique%20total
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- loi de conservation du moment cinétique 2, record 1, French, loi%20de%20conservation%20du%20moment%20cin%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il convient de rappeler que les transmutations nucléaires, qu’elles soient spontanées – cas de la radioactivité – ou provoquées – cas des réactions […] sont soumises aux lois ou principes de conservation : — la loi de conservation de l’énergie totale d’un système isolé ou placé dans un champ extérieur constant (donc ne dépendant pas du temps) qui découle de l’uniformité du temps; — la loi de conservation de l’impulsion qui résulte de l’homogénéité de l’espace; — la loi de conservation du moment cinétique total qui découle de l’isotropie de l’espace […] 3, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20conservation%20du%20moment%20cin%C3%A9tique%20total
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette loi de conservation est d’une extrême utilité, s’appliquant tout aussi bien aux galaxies, au mouvement planétaire qu’aux atomes et aux noyaux. 4, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20conservation%20du%20moment%20cin%C3%A9tique%20total
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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