In Newtonian mechanics, momentum (pl.: momenta or momentums; more specifically linear momentum or translational momentum) is the product of the mass and...
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Angular momentum (sometimes called moment of momentum or rotational momentum) is the rotational analog of linear momentum. It is an important physical...
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In quantum mechanics, the momentum operator is the operator associated with the linear momentum. The momentum operator is, in the position representation...
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Stress–energy tensor (redirect from Energy-momentum tensor)
stress–energy–momentum tensor or the energy–momentum tensor, is a tensor physical quantity that describes the density and flux of energy and momentum in spacetime...
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Spin (physics) (redirect from Intrinsic angular momentum)
Spin is an intrinsic form of angular momentum carried by elementary particles, and thus by composite particles such as hadrons, atomic nuclei, and atoms...
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Population momentum is a consequence of the demographic transition. Population momentum explains why a population will continue to grow even if the fertility...
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Momentum is a British left-wing political organisation which has been described as a grassroots movement supportive of the Labour Party; since January...
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up momentum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Momentum, or linear momentum, is a vector quantity in physics. Momentum may also refer to: Momentum (finance)...
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Momentum investing is a system of buying stocks or other securities that have had high returns over the past three-to-twelve months, and selling those...
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Photon (redirect from Momentum of photon)
(the speed of light) and its energy and momentum are related by E = pc, where p is the magnitude of the momentum vector p. This derives from the following...
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relativity, four-momentum (also called momentum–energy or momenergy) is the generalization of the classical three-dimensional momentum to four-dimensional...
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Impulse (physics) (redirect from Change in momentum)
by J or Imp) is the change in momentum of an object. If the initial momentum of an object is p1, and a subsequent momentum is p2, the object has received...
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Momentum diffusion most commonly refers to the diffusion, or spread of momentum between particles (atoms or molecules) of matter, often in the fluid state...
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In special relativity, hidden momentum or hidden mechanical momentum is the mechanical momentum (mass times velocity) that is unaccounted for by Newtonian...
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Uncertainty principle (section Position–momentum)
with which certain pairs of physical properties, such as position and momentum, can be simultaneously known. In other words, the more accurately one property...
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Canonical coordinates (redirect from Canonical momentum)
Cartesian coordinates, and p i {\displaystyle p_{i}} to be the components of momentum. Hence in general, the p i {\displaystyle p_{i}} coordinates are referred...
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Mass in special relativity (redirect from Relativistic energy–momentum relationship)
requires that the measurement be taken in the center of momentum frame where the system has no net momentum. Under such circumstances the invariant mass is equal...
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total angular momentum quantum number parametrises the total angular momentum of a given particle, by combining its orbital angular momentum and its intrinsic...
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In finance, momentum is the empirically observed tendency for rising asset prices or securities return to rise further, and falling prices to keep falling...
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Spacetime (section Energy and momentum)
the four-momentum (also called 4-momentum) is also called the energy–momentum 4-vector. Using an uppercase P to represent the four-momentum and a lowercase...
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In mathematics, specifically in symplectic geometry, the momentum map (or, by false etymology, moment map) is a tool associated with a Hamiltonian action...
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In quantum mechanics, angular momentum coupling is the procedure of constructing eigenstates of total angular momentum out of eigenstates of separate angular...
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Reaction wheel (redirect from Momentum wheels)
causes a counter-rotation proportionately through conservation of angular momentum. A reaction wheel can rotate only around its center of mass; it is not...
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A momentum crash is a sudden and significant decline in the performance of a momentum-based investment strategy, which involves buying assets that have...
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Momentum is an American-German television film that premiered on Sci Fi Channel on July 26, 2003. The film was directed by James Seale. Physics professor...
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Recoil (section Physics: momentum, energy and impulse)
discharged. In technical terms, the recoil is a result of conservation of momentum, as according to Newton's third law the force required to accelerate something...
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Torque (section Relationship with the angular momentum)
angular momentum, τ = d L d t {\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\tau }}={\frac {\mathrm {d} \mathbf {L} }{\mathrm {d} t}}} where L is the angular momentum vector...
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Momentum Movement (Hungarian: Momentum Mozgalom, Momentum) is a centrist Hungarian political party founded in March 2017. It came to national prominence...
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mechanics, the angular momentum operator is one of several related operators analogous to classical angular momentum. The angular momentum operator plays a...
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Intake momentum drag is an aerodynamic phenomenon which affects turboprop and jet-powered aircraft. Intake momentum drag is caused by the consequence of...
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