Difference between revisions of "principal moments of inertia"
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| − | + | '''Moment of inertia''' ([[SI]] unit [[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]] quantifies the [[inertia]] of an object with respect to translational motion. | |
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Revision as of 10:59, 4 March 2006
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.