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A rigid, rotating body is called a top. A top is called symmetric if two of its principal moments of inertia are equal. In this chapter, we will discuss the basic features of the theory of the symmetric top.
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Greiner, W. (2010). Theory of the Top. In: Classical Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03434-3_13
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