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On the Space- Time Geometry of a Moving Rigid Body
Rev. Mod. Phys. 21, 406 – Published 1 July, 1949
DOI: 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.
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