Rotational equilibrium
What Rotational equilibrium means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A state in which an object has zero angular acceleration, meaning it is either not turning or rotating at a constant angular velocity.
The state of an object when the sum of clockwise moments equals the sum of anticlockwise moments about any point.
Topics that use Rotational equilibrium
- Moments (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Couple
- Moment
- Moment of a couple
- Non-uniform or irregular solid
- Perpendicular distance
- Principle of moments
- Resolution of forces
- Turning effect of forces
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