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Angular Momentum of a Moving Particle
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[QUOTE="Mark Zhu, post: 6093478, member: 654141"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] A point particle travels in a straight line at constant speed, and the closest distance it comes to the origin of coordinates is a distance l. With respect to this origin, does the particle have nonzero angular momentum? As the particle moves along its straight-line path, does its angular momentum with respect to the origin change? [h2]Homework Equations[/h2] L = r x p [h2]The Attempt at a Solution[/h2] Since there are no external torques applied to this particle system, I assume the angular momentum doesn't change. However, since the position vector of the particle changes over time and the linear momentum vector remains constant, wouldn't the angular momentum vector also change looking at the L = r x p equation? [/QUOTE]
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