1.5.2 · Physics › Rotational Mechanics
Intuition The Big Picture
Jab koi cheez spin karti hai ya circle pe chalti hai, toh uski motion ko metres mein measure karna awkward ho jaata hai — same rigid body ke alag-alag points alag distances travel karte hain. Toh hum apni language badal lete hain: "kitna door gaya?" ki jagah hum poochte hain "kitne angle se ghuma?" Ek rotating rigid body ka har point same time mein same angle sweep karta hai. Yahi ek shared quantity hai jo angular description hai — aur yeh linear motion (x , v , a ) ko term for term mirror karti hai.
Definition Angular displacement
Woh angle jitna ek body ek fixed axis ke baare mein rotate karti hai (ya position vector sweep karta hai), radians (rad) mein measure hota hai.
θ = r s
jahaan s = travel ki gayi arc length, r = radius.
Radians kyun, degrees nahin? Kyunki hum radian ko define isliye karte hain taaki arc length clean nikle: 1 radian woh angle hai jo radius ke barabar arc subtend karta hai (s = r ⇒ θ = 1 ). Isse s = r θ exactly sahi rehta hai, koi conversion factor nahin . Degrees mein π /180 ka ugly factor har jagah aata.
Common mistake "θ ko degrees mein rakhna theek hai."
Kyun sahi lagta hai: hum degrees mein angles measure karte bade hue, aur "90° turn" natural lagta hai.
Trap: s = r θ , v = r ω , a = r α sirf radians mein valid hain . π /2 ki jagah 90 daalo toh arc length ∼ 57 ke factor se galat ho jaayegi.
Fix: Koi bhi r θ /r ω formula use karne se pehle hamesha radians mein convert karo. θ r a d = θ d e g × π /180 .
Definition Angular velocity
Angular displacement ke time ke saath rate of change ko kehte hain.
ω a v g = Δ t Δ θ , ω = d t d θ
Units: rad/s . Yeh axis ke along ek vector hai (right-hand rule).
Period aur frequency. Ek full turn 2 π rad hai time T (period) mein:
ω = T 2 π = 2 π f
Kyun? ω = Δ θ /Δ t = 2 π / T , aur frequency f = 1/ T .
Definition Angular acceleration
Angular velocity ke rate of change ko kehte hain.
α a v g = Δ t Δ ω , α = d t d ω = d t 2 d 2 θ
Units: rad/s² .
Intuition Linear motion ka perfect parallel
Linear aur angular kinematics same algebra hai bas ek dictionary swap ke saath:
x ↔ θ , v ↔ ω , a ↔ α .
Worked example Example 1 — Wheel speeding up
Ek wheel rest se start hokar 4 s mein constant α ke saath ω = 20 rad/s reach karta hai. α aur ghuma hua angle find karo.
α: α = Δ t Δ ω = 4 20 − 0 = 5 rad/s². Yeh step kyun? Constant α matlab average = instantaneous, toh bas rise/run.
θ: θ = ω 0 t + 2 1 α t 2 = 0 + 2 1 ( 5 ) ( 4 2 ) = 40 rad. Kyun? Displacement equation use karo kyunki ω 0 , α , t known hain.
Number of turns = 40/2 π ≈ 6.37 rev.
Worked example Example 2 — Rim speed
Same wheel, radius 0.3 m. t = 4 s pe rim speed aur tangential acceleration find karo.
v = r ω = 0.3 × 20 = 6 m/s. Kyun? v = r ω rim pe angular ko linear mein convert karta hai.
a t = r α = 0.3 × 5 = 1.5 m/s². Kyun? Tangential accel speed change hone se aata hai.
a c = ω 2 r = 2 0 2 × 0.3 = 120 m/s². Kyun? Centripetal turning handle karta hai. Notice karo high ω pe a c ≫ a t .
a t aur a c ko mix up karna
Kyun sahi lagta hai: dono m/s² mein "accelerations" hain, dono circular motion mein appear karte hain.
Trap: a t = r α velocity ki magnitude change karta hai; a c = ω 2 r sirf uski direction change karta hai. Yeh dono perpendicular hain.
Fix: Poochho "kya object speed up ho raha hai?" → woh a t hai. "Kya woh sirf turn kar raha hai?" → woh a c hai. Pythagoras se combine karo.
Recall Feynman: 12-saal ke bachche ko explain karo
Ek merry-go-round imagine karo. Usmein baitha har koi har second same angle ghoomta hai — wahi hai angular velocity ω, jaise "ek second mein quarter turn." Lekin tera dost jo edge ke paas baitha hai woh zyada fast guzarta hai tere se jo centre ke paas ho, chahe tum dono ne same amount ghoomaa ho. Yeh extra speed door hone se aati hai: speed = (kitna door ho) × (kitna fast spin ho), yaani v = r ω . Agar ride apni spin speed up kare , woh hai angular acceleration α. Poora game bas seedhi line mein tezi se chalte jaane ka "spinning version" hai.
Mnemonic Dictionary yaad rakho
"θ ω α ⇄ x v a" — "Theta-Omega-Alpha echoes Ex-Vee-Ay." Aur linkers: "r-times turns linear" → s = r θ , v = r ω , a t = r α (radius har baar bridge hai).
Angular displacement define karo aur uski SI unit batao. Axis ke baare mein sweep kiya gaya angle; SI unit radian (rad), θ = s / r .
s = r θ ke liye θ radians mein kyun hona chahiye?Radian isliye define kiya jaata hai ki arc=radius angle 1 deta hai; isse koi bhi conversion constant nahi rehta, s = r θ exact ban jaata hai.
Linear speed aur angular velocity ke beech relation batao. v = r ω , s = r θ differentiate karne se milta hai.
a t = r α kaise derive hota hai?v = r ω ko time ke w.r.t. differentiate karo r constant rakh ke: a t = d v / d t = r d ω / d t = r α .
Tangential aur centripetal acceleration mein kya fark hai? a t = r α speed (magnitude) change karta hai; a c = ω 2 r sirf direction change karta hai; yeh perpendicular hain.
Constant-α ke teen kinematic equations likho. ω = ω 0 + α t ; θ = ω 0 t + 2 1 α t 2 ; ω 2 = ω 0 2 + 2 α θ .
ω ko period T aur frequency f se relate karo. ω = 2 π / T = 2 π f .
Ek rigid body pe alag-alag radii pe do points: kya share karte hain? Same θ, ω, α; alag s, v, a t (r ke saath scale hote hain).
Ek fan 30 rad/s se 10 rad mein rest tak slow hota hai. α find karo. 0 = 3 0 2 + 2 α ( 10 ) ⇒ α = − 45 rad/s².
ω aur α ki units kya hain? ω rad/s mein, α rad/s² mein.
differentiate s equals r theta
differentiate v equals r omega
Radian definition angle equals arc over radius
Angular displacement theta
Arc length s equals r theta
Linear speed v equals r omega
Angular acceleration alpha
Tangential accel equals r alpha