Momentum–depth relationship in a rectangular channel Momentum–depth relationship in a rectangular channel In classical physics, momentum is the product of mass and velocity and is a vector quantity, but in fluid mechanics it is treated as a longitudinal quantity (i.e. one dimension) evaluated in the direction of flow. Additionally, it is evaluated as momentum per unit time, corresponding to the product of mass flow rate and velocity, and therefore it has units of force. The momentum forces considered in open channel flow are dynamic force – dependent of depth and flow rate – and static force – dependent of depth – both affected by gravity. The
Angular velocity Lie algebra of the Lie group of rotations of an "n"-dimensional inner product space. In three dimensions, angular velocity can be represented by a pseudovector because second rank tensors are dual to pseudovectors in three dimensions. Since the angular velocity tensor "W" = "W"("t") is a skew-symmetric matrix: its Hodge dual is a vector, which is precisely the previous angular velocity vector formula_60. If we know an initial frame "A"(0) and we are given a "constant" angular velocity tensor "W", we can obtain "A"("t") for any given "t". Recall the matrix differential equation: This equation can be integrated to give: