Radians per second squared | |
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Unit system | SI derived unit |
Unit of | Angular acceleration |
Symbol | rad/s2 or rad⋅s−2 |
Angular acceleration is the rate of change of angular velocity. In SI units, it is measured in radians per second squared (rad/s2), and is usually denoted by the Greek letter alpha (α).
The angular acceleration can be defined as either:
where is the angular velocity, is the linear tangential acceleration, and , (usually defined as the radius of the circular path of which a point moving along), is the distance from the origin of the coordinate system that defines and to the point of interest.