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A distribution of masses within a bounded set \(E \subset {\mathbb{R}}^{3}\)is described by a measure μ. The symbol dμ(P) is the elemental mass about P as measured by μ.
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The terminology deflection moments will be justified in §5 of Chapter 7 and in particular, Remark 5.2.
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In general σ is not positive definite. For an axial distribution of masses σ is degenerate.
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DiBenedetto, E. (2011). Geometry of Masses. In: Classical Mechanics. Cornerstones. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4648-6_4
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