The free rotator apparatus

The free rotator is almost always discussed in intermediate and advanced mechanics classes. With this apparatus the path of the rotation axis of a freely rotating body can be observed and plotted with the object of understanding moments of inertia and how they affect the axis of rotation of a rotati...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of physics 2001-03, Vol.69 (3), p.389-393
Hauptverfasser: Daw, Harold A., Daw Pomeroy, M. Ramona
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The free rotator is almost always discussed in intermediate and advanced mechanics classes. With this apparatus the path of the rotation axis of a freely rotating body can be observed and plotted with the object of understanding moments of inertia and how they affect the axis of rotation of a rotating body.
ISSN:0002-9505
1943-2909
DOI:10.1119/1.1317559