Monday, November 7, 2016

angular momentum - Do solar systems typically spin in the same direction as their galaxy?


Is the net angular momentum vector of our solar system pointing in roughly the same direction as the Milky Way galaxy's net angular momentum vector? If yes or no, is that common for most stars in the galaxy?




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classical mechanics - Moment of a force about a given axis (Torque) - Scalar or vectorial?

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