relative momentum meaning

• [Mechanics]
  The momentum of a body in a reference frame in which another specified body is fixed.

• momentum:    Noun: momentum (mo ...
• relative:    Adjective: relativ ...
• relative to:    [American idiom]in ...

Examples

1. :The hubble flow is relative momentum, not a force.
2. Each involves a function of relative momentum for the transition from one to two particles.
3. In both Eastern Europe and Latin America you are seeing an improvement in the relative momentum of economic growth.
4. As the suspended body constituted a ballistic pendulum, this measured the relative momentum of the rounds to some extent.
5. In this case the relative momentum of the two galaxies is insufficient to allow the galaxies to pass through each other.