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Worked examplesTorque-free rotation — Euler's equations, asymmetric top

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2.1.23 · D3 · Physics › Analytical Mechanics › Torque-free rotation — Euler's equations, asymmetric top

Yeh page parent topic ka drill ground hai. Yahan hum Euler's equations dobara derive nahi karte — balki unhe har tarah ke input par exercise karte hain. Agar koi symbol unfamiliar lage, toh woh parent note mein build hua tha; neeche ke quick reminders unhe dobara anchor karte hain.

Recall Quick symbol re-anchor (padho agar koi notation naya lage)
  • — teen principal moments of inertia: body kitni mushkil se apne teen special body-glued axes ke baare mein spin resist karti hai. Inertia tensor and principal axes se build hua.
  • — spin arrow ke teen components jo un body axes ke saath measure kiye jaate hain.
  • (capital omega) — woh bada, near-constant spin rate jo us axis ke baare mein hai jise hum perturb kar rahe hain. Yeh kisi ek ki ek specific value hai, koi naya object nahi.
  • transverse spin vector, do-component pair ka shorthand jo axis 3 ke perpendicular plane mein rehta hai. Iska length hai .
  • Ek dot matlab "rate of change per second": .
  • rotational kinetic energy; hum usually track karte hain. Koi external work na ho toh yeh conserved hai.
  • angular momentum. Iska length-squared torque-free motion mein conserved hai. Dekho Angular momentum in rotating frames.
  • dimensionless stability constant, Ex 3 mein defined — linearized wobble equation ko likh ke. Toh ek pure number hai (isme nahi hai); har baar alag likha jaata hai. Iska sign stability decide karta hai: ⇒ safe oscillation, ⇒ runaway tumble.

The scenario matrix

Is topic ke har problem ko in cells mein se kisi ek mein daala ja sakta hai. Neeche ke examples har ek ko kam se kam ek baar hit karte hain. (Cells C–E mein jo stability constant reference hai woh Example 3 mein defined hai — yahan use "woh pure-number sign jo stability decide karta hai" ka placeholder maano.)

Cell Kya cheez ise woh case banati hai Kyun iska alag treatment chahiye Example
A. Saare equal (sphere) RHS : har derivative vanish, degenerate limit Ex 1
B. Do equal (symmetric top) Ek equation khatam, doosre do steady precession dete hain Ex 2
C. Saare distinct, spin LARGEST axis ke paas , spin axis 3 ka sign ⇒ stable oscillation ( Ex 3 mein defined) Ex 3
D. Saare distinct, spin SMALLEST axis ke paas spin axis 1 ka sign ⇒ stable (woh doosra stable wala) Ex 4
E. Saare distinct, spin INTERMEDIATE axis ke paas spin axis 2 ka sign ⇒ exponential tumble Ex 5
F. Conservation cross-check koi bhi motion Verify karo ki aur trajectory par actually constant hain Ex 6
G. Zero / one-component spin (degenerate) exactly ek axis ke saath Pure principal-axis spin: RHS sab zero, wobble kabhi nahi Ex 7
H. Real-world word problem Earth ka Chandler wobble Ek physics number ko ek real observable period mein convert karna Ex 8
I. Exam twist (sign trap) axis ordering scrambled Check karta hai ki tum sign track karte ho, axis label nahi Ex 9

Example 1 — Cell A: sphere (fully degenerate)


Example 2 — Cell B: symmetric top (steady precession)


Example 3 — Cell C: largest axis ke paas spin (stable)


Example 4 — Cell D: smallest axis ke paas spin (bhi stable)


Example 5 — Cell E: intermediate axis ke paas spin (tumble)


Example 6 — Cell F: motion par do conservation laws hold karte hain


Example 7 — Cell G: exact single-axis spin (degenerate input)


Example 8 — Cell H: real-world word problem (Chandler wobble)


Example 9 — Cell I: exam sign-trap (scrambled axis labels)


Recall Self-test — answers cover karo

ka kaunsa axis unstable hai, aur kis sign rule se? ::: Intermediate (); unstable kyunki se milta hai. Symmetric top ke liye, body precession rate kya hai? ::: rad/s. Kya stability constant mein hai? ::: Nahi — ek pure number hai; physical rate hai, jisme alag likha jaata hai. Exact single-axis spin mathematically kabhi tumble kyun nahi karta? ::: Har Euler RHS mein ek zero component ka factor hota hai, toh saare hain — yeh ek fixed point hai (bhaale unstable ho).