conservation of angular momentum | has conserved quantity angular momentum | ![has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0 has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0](facet.gif) |
has definition The principle that the angular momentum of a system (the momentum of rotation about a point) remains the same as long as no external torque acts. | ![has source: Hawley, J.F., Halcomb, K.H. 1998 Foundations of Modern Cosmology, Oxford University Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0 has source: Hawley, J.F., Halcomb, K.H. 1998 Foundations of Modern Cosmology, Oxford University Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0](facet.gif) |
has definition The total angular momentum of an isolated dynamical system does not change during the course of its evolution. | ![has source: Silk, J. 1990 The Big Bang, W. H. Publishers, New York, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0 has source: Silk, J. 1990 The Big Bang, W. H. Publishers, New York, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0](facet.gif) |
is a kind of conservation law | ![2001-09-27 09:33:56.0 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0](facet.gif) |
law | has discoverer | ![2001-09-27 09:33:53.0 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0](facet.gif) |
theory | has validity correct or incorrect with caveats | ![2001-09-27 09:33:53.0 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0](facet.gif) |
has author or reasearch group | ![2001-09-27 09:33:53.0 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0](facet.gif) |
has domain a field of research | ![2001-09-27 09:33:53.0 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0](facet.gif) |
has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active | ![2001-09-27 09:33:53.0 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0](facet.gif) |