3.6 Kinematic Equation of Rigid Body Motion

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(a) Rigid Body Translation

(b)  Rigid Body Rotation

where  is proper orthogonal (rotation) tensor.

  Rotation about particle

Rotation about origin

 

Results indicate that there is no change in length but only a   Rigid Body Rotation

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