Title: The physical origin of torque and of the rotational second law
Abstract:We derive the rotational form of Newton's second law τ=Iα from the translational form F→=ma→ by performing a force analysis of a simple body consisting of two discrete masses. Curiously, a truly rigid...We derive the rotational form of Newton's second law τ=Iα from the translational form F→=ma→ by performing a force analysis of a simple body consisting of two discrete masses. Curiously, a truly rigid body model leads to an incorrect statement of the rotational second law. The failure of this model is traced to its violation of the strong form of Newton's third law. This leads us to consider a slightly modified non-rigid model that respects the third law, produces the correct rotational second law, and makes explicit the importance of the product of the tangential force with the radial distance: the torque.Read More
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-21
Language: en
Type: article
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