How does mass affect angular momentum?

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How does mass affect angular momentum?

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Answer 1 · 2015-08-18T20:38:31

Angular momentum can be written as:

$L = Iomega$

where $I$ is moment of inertia and $omega$ is rotational velocity.

If we suppose $I = kmr^2$ , where $k$ is some coefficient corresponding to the particular shape of the solid and its axis of rotation, $r$ is the distance to the axis of rotation, and $m$ is the mass, then:

$L = kmr^2omega$

With other variables held constant, as mass increases, angular momentum increases. Thus, mass is directly proportional to angular momentum.

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