Kinetic Energy_for a Rigid body
[Engineering | Dynamics | Kinematics] This is an equation representing the energy possessed by a rigid body in motion. In this formula, `KE` is a function of mass (`m`), velocity (`v`), mass moment of inertial ('Ic') and Angular velocity (`omega`).
author: Michael Bartmess
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The kinetic energy of an object is the energy a body possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the energy acquired as a body accelerates from rest to a specified velocity. A mass maintains its kinetic energy until its velocity changes, for example, when a mass hits another immovable object and comes to a stop, it's kinetic energy is transferred to another form of energy such as heat.
In classical mechanics, the kinetic energy of a non-rotating mass traveling at a speed v is `(1/2) *mv^2`. In relativistic mechanics, this model is only a good approximation when v is much less than the speed of light.