Dynamics of an axisymmetric body spinning on a horizontal surface. I. Stability and the gyroscopic approximation

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 460, Issue 2052, 2004, Pages 3643-3672

  Moffatt, H K ^a   Shimomura, Y ^b   Branicki, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamical systems; Gyroscopic approximation; Instability; Jellett constant; Rigid body dynamics; Spinning spheroid

Indexed keywords

PHOSMET;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DYNAMICS; FRICTION; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSCILLATION;

EID: 17144412150     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2004.1329     Document Type: Article

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