Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Encyclopedia. mo·men·tum (mō-mĕn′təm) n. pl. mo·men·ta (-tə) or mo·men·tums 1. Symbol pPhysics A quantity used to measure the motion of a body, equal to the product of the body's mass and its velocity. Also ...
In terms of an equation, the momentum of an object is equal to the mass of the object times the velocity of the object. Momentum = mass • velocity In physics, the symbol for the quantity momentum is the lower case p. Thus, the above equation can be rewritten as p = m • v wh...
McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Physics. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. momentum 1.(linear momentum) Symbol:p.A property of a body moving in a straight line. It is equal in magnitude to the product of the mass and velocity of the body. It is a vector quantity,mv, ...
(As usual, a symbol that is in italics is a magnitude, whereas one that is italicized, boldfaced, and has an arrow is a vector.) In both parts of this example, the magnitude of momentum can be calculated directly from the definition of momentum given in the equation, which becomes p ...
1.2.2b). The symbol for angular momentum is L and the units of angular momentum are kilograms per metre squared per second (kg/m2/s). It is calculated using the equation: Sign in to download full-size image Fig. 1.2.2b. In angular momentum the amount of rotation and the distance of...
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Here, we elucidate that possibility, addressing orbital angular momentum (OAM) entanglement in ultrafast processes. In the correlated process non-sequential double ionization (NSDI) we demonstrate robust photoelectron entanglement. In contrast to commonly considered continuous variables, the discrete OAM ...
The symbol for linear momentum is the letter p. View chapterExplore book COLLISION KINEMATICS Esam M.A. Hussein, in Radiation Mechanics, 2007 Linear momentum The total linear momentum of the products must be equal to the total linear momentum of the reactants. Note that the linear moment (ca...
(music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume. Related terms* dynamics Synonyms* apparatus, course of action, design, effect, function, functioning, implementation, interchange, interplay, mechanism, method, modus operandi, motif, nature, operation, pattern, process...