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Momentum

The momentum of a mass $ m$ is usually defined by

$\displaystyle p = m v,
$

where $ v$ is the velocity of the mass. Note that momentum is a vector quantity.



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``Physical Audio Signal Processing'', by Julius O. Smith III, (August 2007 Edition).
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