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page 1Rigid bodies mechanics
rigid body
idealization of a solid body in which deformation is neglected (distance between any two given points of a rigid body remains constant in time regardless of external forces exerted on it)
solid mechanics
branch of science that studies the behavior of solid materials
Euler's equations
quasilinear first-order ordinary differential equation describing the rotation of a rigid body
rotational spectroscopy
spectroscopy of quantized rotational states of gases
rigid body dynamics
study of systems of undeformable bodies under applied forces and how they change with time
quaternions and spatial rotation
correspondence between quaternions and 3D rotations
rigid rotor
model of rotating physical systems
Rotation formalisms in three dimensions
ways to represent 3D rotations