Preferred Label : angular momentum;
Detailed label : angular momentum, L;
IUPAC definition : Angular momentum, or moment of momentum of a particle about a point is a vector quantity
equal to the vector product of the position vector of the particle and its momentum,
L r x p. For special angular momenta of particles in atomic and molecular physics
different symbols are used.;
Origin ID : A00353;
See also
Angular momentum, or moment of momentum of a particle about a point is a vector quantity
equal to the vector product of the position vector of the particle and its momentum,
L r x p. For special angular momenta of particles in atomic and molecular physics
different symbols are used.
