Definitions are given and properties of the rigid body inertia characteristics are formulated. The influence of the geometrical symmetry of a rigid body on its characteristics is described. The geometrical approach to the material presentation is used.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 9, pp. 33–37, September, 2020.
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Goldvarg, T.B., Shapovalov, V.N. Rigid Body Inertia Properties. Russ Phys J 63, 1483–1489 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-021-02195-8
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