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kaminski1110
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Hi,
I'm a total layperson, haven't taken a physics class since AP in high school. Trying to figure some stuff out for some writing I'm doing (poetry, bizarrely enough). So excuse if this question is super-simple or if the terms of the question are nonsensical somehow.
"Degree of freedom" in particle physics -- does it refer to translational and rotational movement of a particle (thus, 6 degrees in 3 dimensions) OR to the particle's position and velocity, as implied in this quote from the wikipedia page on equipartitional theorem: "...any degree of freedom (such as a component of the position or velocity of a particle)" ?
Any clarification is welcome!
ALSO sorry if this isn't in the right section, I think it should be under particle physics but maybe it should be under physics for dummies or something ;)
I'm a total layperson, haven't taken a physics class since AP in high school. Trying to figure some stuff out for some writing I'm doing (poetry, bizarrely enough). So excuse if this question is super-simple or if the terms of the question are nonsensical somehow.
"Degree of freedom" in particle physics -- does it refer to translational and rotational movement of a particle (thus, 6 degrees in 3 dimensions) OR to the particle's position and velocity, as implied in this quote from the wikipedia page on equipartitional theorem: "...any degree of freedom (such as a component of the position or velocity of a particle)" ?
Any clarification is welcome!
ALSO sorry if this isn't in the right section, I think it should be under particle physics but maybe it should be under physics for dummies or something ;)
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