Moment of inertia

Moment of inertia (), also called "angular mass" (kg·m2), is a body's resistance to angular acceleration or deceleration, equal to the product of the mass and the square of its radius measured perpendicularly to the axis of rotation.

Moments of inertia for a few objects

Related pages
 Angular momentum
 Torque

References

 Other websites 
 Angular momentum and rigid-body rotation in two and three dimensions 
 A table of moments of inertia 
 Parallels between rotation and translation HyperPhysics

Category:Mechanics
Category:Physical quantity