Today I tried to show that rotational kinetic energy was equivalent to standard translational kinetic energy.
So I started with kinetic energy, T = ∫dT. Then, because T=1/2mv^2, I substituted dT=1/2v^2dm and then because m=ρV, I substituted dm=ρdV. Then, after substituting v=ωr, I got the equation for rotational kinetic energy, 1/2Iω^2.
The problem I have is with the substituting differentials. Shouldn't dT=1/2v^2dm+vdvdm because both v and m are varying? Also, shouldn't dm=ρdV+Vdρ? I remember seeing this substitution made when calculating the mass of some shape from its density but I can't seem to justify it from the knowledge I have.
Any help would be appreciated.
So I started with kinetic energy, T = ∫dT. Then, because T=1/2mv^2, I substituted dT=1/2v^2dm and then because m=ρV, I substituted dm=ρdV. Then, after substituting v=ωr, I got the equation for rotational kinetic energy, 1/2Iω^2.
The problem I have is with the substituting differentials. Shouldn't dT=1/2v^2dm+vdvdm because both v and m are varying? Also, shouldn't dm=ρdV+Vdρ? I remember seeing this substitution made when calculating the mass of some shape from its density but I can't seem to justify it from the knowledge I have.
Any help would be appreciated.