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tennis racket theorem

theorem that, in a 3d rigid body with 3 principal axes, rotation around 1st and 3rd principal axes is stable, but rotation around 2nd principal axis is not
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Instance of
theorem
Discoverer or inventor
Vladimir Dzhanibekov[2]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[5]
Named after
Vladimir Dzhanibekov[3]
Time of discovery or invention
1985[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en tennis racket theorem en intermediate axis theorem en Dzhanibekov effect ar مبرهنة المحور الوسطي ar تأثير جانيبيكوف ar مبرهنة مضرب التنس de Tennisschlägereffekt de Dschanibekow-Effekt es efecto Dzhanibekov es Teorema del eje intermedio fr expérience de l'écrou de Djanibekov fr effet Djanibekov fr théorème de la raquette de tennis hu teniszütő-elmélet it teorema della racchetta da tennis ja テニスラケットの定理 pt Teorema da raquete de tênis ro Teorema rachetei de tenis ru Теорема теннистной ракетки ru Эффект Джанибекова
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/m/0hnbr1w
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777311874

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Created notable works 1
Louis Poinsot
Discoverer or inventor 1
Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Instance of 1
theorem
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Named after 1
Vladimir Dzhanibekov
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tennis racket theorem is a theorem[1].

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Louis Poinsot Vladimir Dzhanibekov

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    Named after → Vladimir Dzhanibekov
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