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Steady precession of a Lagrange top

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Branch of physics Classical mechanics Rigid body dynamics Euler angles for a symmetric top Heavy symmetric top Lagrangian Lagrange top
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For a Lagrange top whose inclination θ is measured from the upward vertical, steady precession at angular speed Ω obeys
I1​Ω2cosθ−pψ​Ω+Mgl=0.
(1)
Thus steady precession at a prescribed 0<θ<π/2 exists precisely when
pψ2​≥4MglI1​cosθ.
(2)

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