Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Mechanics. Instructor: Professor Manoj K Harbola, Department of Physics, IIT Kanpur. In this course, we would be studying mechanical interaction between different bodies when they interact through the forces applied on each other. Topics covered in this course include Review of Newton's laws of motion and vector algebra; Equilibrium of bodies; Plane trusses; Friction; Properties of plane surfaces; Method of virtual work; Motion of particles; Momentum; Work and energy; Rotational kinematics and dynamics; Simple harmonic oscillator; and Motion in non-inertial frames. (from nptel.ac.in)
Lecture 75 - Relationship between Angular Momentum and Angular Velocity |
In this lecture we express the components of angular momentum of a rigid body rotating with a given angular velocity. To be able to do this, the concept of moment of inertia tensor is introduced and expressed as a 3X3 matrix. We then introduce the idea of principal axes of a rigid body. With respect to this set of axes, the moment of inertia is a diagonal matrix and that makes the expression for the angular momentum components along the principal axes very simple.
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