Angular momentum

Classically, the angular momentum of a particle (with respect to the origin) is given by the formula

$L = r \times p,$

which is to say,

L_{x} = y p_{z} - z p_{y}, L_{y} = z p_{x} - x p_{z}, L_{z} = x p_{y} - y p_{x} .

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Author of the notes: Antonio J. Pan-Collantes

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