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Angular Acceleration

The angular acceleration alpha is defined as the time derivative of the angular velocity omega,

alpha=(domega)/(dt)=(d^2theta)/(dt^2)z^^=(a)/r.

See also

Acceleration, Angular Distance, Angular Velocity

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Angular Acceleration." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AngularAcceleration.html

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