Under what condition(s) is the angular momentum of a rotating body, such as a spinning ice skater,

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Under what condition(s) is the angular momentum of a rotating body, such as a spinning ice skater, conserved?

(a) Each external force acting on the body must be zero. 

(b) Each external force and each external torque acting on the body must be zero.

(c) Each external force may be nonzero, but the sum of the forces must be zero.

(d) Each external torque may be nonzero, but the sum of the torques must be zero.

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Physics

ISBN: 9781119539636

11th Edition

Authors: John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson, David Young, Shane Stadler

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