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  2. Screw theory - Wikipedia

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    The solution is the matrix exponential [ T ( t ) ] = e [ S ] t . {\displaystyle [T(t)]=e^{[S]t}.} This formulation can be generalized such that given an initial configuration g (0) in SE( n ), and a twist ξ in se( n ), the homogeneous transformation to a new location and orientation can be computed with the formula,

  3. Vectorial Mechanics - Wikipedia

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    There were significant reviews given near the time of original publication. G.J.Whitrow:. Although many books have been published in recent years in which vector and tensor methods are used for solving problems in geometry and mathematical physics, there has been a lack of first-class treatises which explain the methods in full detail and are nevertheless suitable for the undergraduate student.

  4. Euler's equations (rigid body dynamics) - Wikipedia

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    Torque-free precessions are non-trivial solution for the situation where the torque on the right hand side is zero. When I is not constant in the external reference frame (i.e. the body is moving and its inertia tensor is not constantly diagonal) then I cannot be pulled through the derivative operator acting on L .

  5. Equations of motion - Wikipedia

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    There are two main descriptions of motion: dynamics and kinematics.Dynamics is general, since the momenta, forces and energy of the particles are taken into account. In this instance, sometimes the term dynamics refers to the differential equations that the system satisfies (e.g., Newton's second law or Euler–Lagrange equations), and sometimes to the solutions to those equations.

  6. Vector (mathematics and physics) - Wikipedia

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    A free vector is a vector quantity having an undefined support or region of application; it can be freely translated with no consequences; a displacement vector is a prototypical example of free vector. Aside from the notion of units and support, physical vector quantities may also differ from Euclidean vectors in terms of metric.

  7. Linear algebra - Wikipedia

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    In modern mathematics, the presentation through vector spaces is generally preferred, since it is more synthetic, more general (not limited to the finite-dimensional case), and conceptually simpler, although more abstract. A vector space over a field F (often the field of the real numbers) is a set V equipped with two binary operations.

  8. Analytical mechanics - Wikipedia

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    In theoretical physics and mathematical physics, analytical mechanics, or theoretical mechanics is a collection of closely related formulations of classical mechanics. Analytical mechanics uses scalar properties of motion representing the system as a whole—usually its kinetic energy and potential energy .

  9. Helmholtz decomposition - Wikipedia

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    The Helmholtz decomposition in three dimensions was first described in 1849 [9] by George Gabriel Stokes for a theory of diffraction. Hermann von Helmholtz published his paper on some hydrodynamic basic equations in 1858, [10] [11] which was part of his research on the Helmholtz's theorems describing the motion of fluid in the vicinity of vortex lines. [11]