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Euler's Equations (rigid Body Dynamics)

This page discusses rigid body dynamics. For other uses, see Euler function (disambiguation).

In classical mechanics, Euler's equations describe the rotation of a rigid body, using a rotating reference frame with its axes fixed to the body and parallel to the body's principal axes of inertia. In cartesian components, they are:

$\begin{align} I_1\dot{\omega}_{1}+(I_3-I_2)\omega_2\omega_3 &= M_{1}\\ I_2\dot{\omega}_{2}+(I_1-I_3)\omega_3\omega_1 &= M_{2}\\ I_3\dot{\omega}_{3}+(I_2-I_1)\omega_1\omega_2 &= M_{3} \end{align}$

where M_k are the components of the applied torques M, I_k are the principal moments of inertia I and ω_k are the components of the angular velocity ω along the principal axes.

Read more about Euler's Equations (rigid Body Dynamics): Motivation and Derivation, Torque-free Solutions, Generalizations

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