Poinsot's construction

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geometry
gptkbp:category gptkb:classical_mechanics
gptkbp:describes motion of a torque-free rigid body
gptkbp:explains free rotation of rigid bodies
gptkbp:field mechanics
rigid body dynamics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poinsot's construction
gptkbp:introducedIn 19th century
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Louis_Poinsot
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Euler's_equations
dynamics
gptkbp:uses herpolhode
inertia ellipsoid
polhode
gptkbp:visualizes angular velocity vector
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:classical_mechanics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4