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Kinetic energy decomposition about the center of mass (T=21​M∣R˙∣2+21​∑i​mi​∣ρ˙​i​∣2)

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Writing particle positions relative to the center of mass as ρi​=ri​−R makes ∑i​mi​ρi​=0, so the cross term in the squared velocities vanishes. The total kinetic energy splits into center-of-mass translation and relative motion as displayed. For a rigid body, the latter is 21​Iω2, where I is the moment of inertia about the instantaneous rotation axis through the center of mass.

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