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Term: angular velocity
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Symbol: ω
Definition: axial vector quantity describing the rotation around an axis, with magnitude ω=| dφ/dt| MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiabeM8a3jabg2da9m aaemaabaqcLbuacaGGKbGccqaHvpGzcaGGVaqcLbuacaGGKbGaamiD aaGccaGLhWUaayjcSdaaaa@4578@ , where dφ MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaKqzafGaaiizaOGaeq y1dygaaa@3C36@ is the plane angle change during the infinitesimal time interval with duration dt, and with direction along the axis for which the rotation is clockwise

NOTE 1 In an inertial frame, the angular velocity does not depend on the chosen coordinate system provided that the orientation of space is kept (either right-handed or left-handed).

NOTE 2 The coherent SI unit of angular velocity is radian per second, rad/s.


Publication date:2011-04
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