reverse gears | ![]() |
How is angular momentum conserved with gears that reverse the direction of rotation? |
perpendicular gears | ![]() |
How is angular momentum conserved with gears that change the direction of rotation through 90 degrees? |
rotating platform | ![]() |
What is the angular momentum when we have one rotating object on top of another? |
rotating flywheel | ![]() |
What is the angular momentum in this situation? |
Further Information
These pages contain examples to illustrate the principles involved, for an discussion of the theory about angular momentum see this page.