On the Space- Time Geometry of a Moving Rigid Body
- 1 July 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Reviews of Modern Physics
- Vol. 21 (3) , 406-408
- https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.21.406
Abstract
A simple argument is given to explain Herglotz' theorem that a rigid body has three degrees of freedom only. A new example of rigid motion is given.Keywords
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