Show that any antisymmetric part of the moment of inertia matrix of a rigid body does not

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Show that any antisymmetric part of the moment of inertia matrix of a rigid body does not contribute to the body's equations of motion. Therefore we may safely assume that the moment of inertia matrix is symmetric.

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

Authors: T. M. Helliwell, V. V. Sahakian

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