CHAPTER 6
Dynamics of a Rigid Body
Inertia is the inherent property of a body by virtue of that it want to continue in its state of rest or of uniform motion long a straight line, in case of a linear motion (uniform rotational motion, in case of rotation about an axis), until some external force (torque) is applied on the body. The property mass (moment of inertia about the axis of rotation) of the body is taken as a measure of inertia. The larger the mass (moment of inertia), larger the inertia of the body. When some external force (torque) is applied on the body, its state changes. In this chapter, we have discussed about the motions of rigid bodies moving under the action of external force (torque). All the discussion in this chapter is for ...
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