Center of mass rigid body, the gravity forces will not cause the body to rotate, which means the weight of the body can be considered to be concentrated at the center of mass. The linear and angular momentum of a collection of particles can be simplified by measuring the position and velocity of the particles relative to the center of mass. Let the system of particles "P", "i"=1...,"n" of masses "m" be located at the coordinates r with velocities v. Select a reference point R and compute the relative position and velocity vectors, The total linear and angular momentum vectors relative to the
Atomic mass constant Atomic mass constant In physics and chemistry, the atomic mass constant, "m", is one twelfth of the mass of an unbound atom of carbon-12 at rest and in its ground state. It serves to define the atomic mass unit and is, by definition, equal to 1 u. It is inverse of Avogadro constant (1/N) when expressed in grams (instead of SI unit kilogram). The CODATA recommended value is In practice, the atomic mass constant is determined as the ratio of the electron rest mass "m" to the electron relative atomic mass "A"(e) (that is, the mass of the electron on