momenta in English
noun
1
the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.
In contrast, the active medium in the mechanical laser is the intrinsic angular momenta of electrons and nuclei.
2
the impetus gained by a moving object.
the vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped
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1. The notion of Adjoints may be referred to variational principles of classical (nonfrictional) mechanics with space coordinates as original variables and momenta as Adjoints
2. Bosons have intrinsic angular momenta in integral units of h/(2p). For instance the spin of a photon is either +1 or -1 and the spin of a 4 He atom is always zero