 Angular momentum decomposition in three-body Jacobi coordinates (source code)

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= Angular momentum decomposition in three-body Jacobi coordinates

For Jacobi coordinates $\mathbf a,\mathbf b,\mathbf c$ and their corresponding reduced masses $\alpha,\beta,\gamma$, total angular momentum is
$$
\mathbf L
=\alpha\mathbf a\times\dot{\mathbf a}
+\beta\mathbf b\times\dot{\mathbf b}
+\gamma\mathbf c\times\dot{\mathbf c}.
$$

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