What is the meaning of Angular Momentum?
ANGULAR MOMENTUM is a concept taken from astrophysics that derives from the combination of a moment of inertia with an angular velocity. The term dates back to the German astronomer and physicist JOHANNES KEPLER (*1571), THE PIONEER in this field. Property characterizing the rotary inertia of an object or system of objects in motion about an AXIS that may or may not pass through the object or system. (learn more about AM click on ?portrait?