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Rotation Operator

The rotation operator can be derived from examining an Infinitesimal Rotation

\begin{displaymath}
\left({d\over dt}\right)_{\rm space}= \left({d\over dt}\right)_{\rm body}+\boldsymbol{\omega}\times,
\end{displaymath}

where $d/dt$ is the time derivative, $\boldsymbol{\omega}$ is the Angular Velocity, and $\times$ is the Cross Product operator.

See also Acceleration, Angular Acceleration, Infinitesimal Rotation




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25