Daily Archives: 2017/02/20

Chiromancy in the rotation group

When we travel by a car, we decide which path to take. Choosing the right path may be crucial. Sometimes we choose a path that is straight, but nevertheless is scary. Like this road in Nebraska: Sometimes the path is … Continue reading

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Elliptic Pi in Mathematica and Maple

We use EllipticPi when we write exact solutions of rotation of a free asymmetric top. While solving Euler’s equations for angular velocity or angular momentum in the body frame we need Jacobi elliptic functions solving the differential equation for the … Continue reading

Posted in Elliptic functions, Mathematica | 19 Comments