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  2. Rotation around a fixed axis - Wikipedia

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    The angle θ and axis unit vector e define a rotation, concisely represented by the rotation vector θe. In mathematics , the axis–angle representation parameterizes a rotation in a three-dimensional Euclidean space by two quantities: a unit vector e indicating the direction of an axis of rotation , and an angle of rotation θ describing the ...

  3. Angular displacement - Wikipedia

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    Figure 1: Euler's rotation theorem. A great circle transforms to another great circle under rotations, leaving always a diameter of the sphere in its original position. Figure 2: A rotation represented by an Euler axis and angle. In three dimensions, angular displacement is an entity with a direction and a magnitude.

  4. Right-hand rule - Wikipedia

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    The length of the vector gives the speed of rotation and the direction of the axis gives the direction of rotation according to the right-hand rule: right fingers curled in the direction of rotation and the right thumb pointing in the positive direction of the axis. This allows some simple calculations using the vector cross-product.

  5. Axis–angle representation - Wikipedia

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    The angle θ and axis unit vector e define a rotation, concisely represented by the rotation vector θe.. In mathematics, the axis–angle representation parameterizes a rotation in a three-dimensional Euclidean space by two quantities: a unit vector e indicating the direction of an axis of rotation, and an angle of rotation θ describing the magnitude and sense (e.g., clockwise) of the ...

  6. Spherical coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    the radial distance r along the line connecting the point to a fixed point called the origin; the polar angle θ between this radial line and a given polar axis; [a] and; the azimuthal angle φ, which is the angle of rotation of the radial line around the polar axis. [b] (See graphic regarding the "physics convention".)

  7. Axial tilt - Wikipedia

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    The angles for Earth, Uranus, and Venus are approximately 23°, 97°, and 177° respectively. In astronomy , axial tilt , also known as obliquity , is the angle between an object's rotational axis and its orbital axis, which is the line perpendicular to its orbital plane ; equivalently, it is the angle between its equatorial plane and orbital ...

  8. Backlash (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    For a 20° pressure angle the distance equals 0.73 times the amount of backlash desired. [3] As a rule of thumb the average backlash is defined as 0.04 divided by the diametral pitch; the minimum being 0.03 divided by the diametral pitch and the maximum 0.05 divided by the diametral pitch. [3]

  9. Angular distance - Wikipedia

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    When the rays are lines of sight from an observer to two points in space, it is known as the apparent distance or apparent separation. Angular distance appears in mathematics (in particular geometry and trigonometry ) and all natural sciences (e.g., kinematics , astronomy , and geophysics ).