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Intermediate-axis separatrix
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Rigid body dynamics
Euler equations for a torque-free rigid body
Intermediate axis theorem
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On the invariant level
L
2
=
2
E
I
2
, the torque-free rigid-body orbit is a separatrix joining the two intermediate-axis rotations. With
μ
=
I
2
2
E
,
λ
=
μ
I
1
I
3
(
I
3
−
I
2
)
(
I
2
−
I
1
)
,
(27)
one orientation has
ω
2
(
t
)
=
μ
tanh
(
λ
(
t
−
t
0
))
; the other components are constant multiples of
sech
(
λ
(
t
−
t
0
))
.
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Intermediate axis theorem
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