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localrob
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I know if I apply a force(perpendicular to he radius) to a wheel to rotate it, I am applying a torque. I change the wheel's angular acceleration, thus creating a torque.
I can find the direction of a torque via the right hand rule.
If there is a wheel spinning in space where there are no forces acting on it, does the wheel still have a torque?
([tex]\tau[/tex] = L[tex]\alpha[/tex])
Doesn't the wheel still have an angular acceleration?
I'm afraid I've been thinking about all of this too much and am beginning to confuse myself.
I can find the direction of a torque via the right hand rule.
If there is a wheel spinning in space where there are no forces acting on it, does the wheel still have a torque?
([tex]\tau[/tex] = L[tex]\alpha[/tex])
Doesn't the wheel still have an angular acceleration?
I'm afraid I've been thinking about all of this too much and am beginning to confuse myself.