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A remark on the definition of angular velocity
Author(s) -
Casey J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
zamm ‐ journal of applied mathematics and mechanics / zeitschrift für angewandte mathematik und mechanik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.449
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1521-4001
pISSN - 0044-2267
DOI - 10.1002/zamm.200900241
Subject(s) - angular velocity , rotation (mathematics) , tensor (intrinsic definition) , classical mechanics , physics , current (fluid) , mathematics , algebraic number , theoretical physics , geometry , mathematical analysis , thermodynamics
It is shown how the classical geometrical and modern algebraic conceptions of angular velocity can be unified by making use of a relative rotation tensor that takes the current configuration of a rigid body as a reference configuration.
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