The following table lists various orders of magnitude for angular momentum, in Joule-seconds.

Table

Factor (J·s) Value (J·s) Item
10−34 1.055×10−34 Reduced Planck constant
6.626×10−34 Planck constant
10−11 7.9×10−11 The second hand of a wristwatch, measured from center of watch
102 250 Men's Olympic hammer throw, measured from center of thrower
104 13,300 Offset collision of two mid-sized automobiles at 50 km/h (~30 mph), measured from centerline
104 53,000 Typical large carousel in operation,[1] modeled as a cylinder, with respect to its center
1029 2.308×1029 Rotational angular momentum of the Moon
1033 7.07×1033 Rotational angular momentum of the Earth[2]
1034 2.871×1034 Orbital angular momentum of the Moon, with respect to the Earth.[3]
1040 2.661×1040 Orbital angular momentum of the Earth, with respect to the Sun[2]
1041 1.676×1041 Rotational angular momentum of the Sun[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ 36FT Carousel chancerides.com
  2. ^ a b Sample problem-answer sceweb.uhcl.edu
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2018-09-30.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Iorio, L. (2012). "Constraining the Angular Momentum of the Sun with Planetary Orbital Motions and General Relativity". Solar Physics. 281 (2): 815–826. arXiv:1112.4168. Bibcode:2012SoPh..281..815I. doi:10.1007/s11207-012-0086-6. S2CID 119183828.

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