PHY 820 homework Set 8 46.

(a) Calculate the principal moments of

due Wed Oct 22 inertia of a uniform rectangular block, of
mass M and dimensions a  b  c where
43. Let N~ denote torque and J~ angular a < b < c.
momentum, for a rigid body. These must
be dened about a specied point. Prove, (b) Which principal moment of inertia is (i)
from Newton's second law: the smallest, (ii) the largest, and (iii) the
intermediate?
(a) About a xed point O, J~_ 0 = N~ 0.
(b) About the center of mass CM, J~_ CM =
N~ CM .
(c) About an arbitrary point P in the body,
J~_ P = N~ P ~vP  P~ .
44. Prove Koenig's theorem (1751): The
kinetic energy of a rigid body is
47. The physical pendulum
A rigid body B is suspended in Earth's
gravity from a pivot point P in B , and B is
free to rotate about P in a vertical plane.
The moment of inertia about the center of
mass is Icm.
Determine the period of small oscillations.
12 + I !2
T = M vcm
1
2 2 cm
where Icm is the moment of inertia about
the axis through the center of mass in the
direction of the instantaneous angular ve-
locity ~!.
45. (a) Calculate the inertia tensor Iij of a
thin disk, of mass M and radius R, about
the center of the disk. Let the plane of the
disk be the xy-plane.
(b) Calculate the kinetic energy for rota-
Be sure to dene any parameters of B on
which the period depends.
48. Rock-and-roll half-disk
A uniform disk (radius a and thickness L)
is cut in half, making a half disk. The half
disk is balanced upright on a non-slip sur-
face in Earth's gravity, with its circular side
in contact with the surface.
(a) Determine the Lagrangian.
(b) Determine the frequency of small oscil-
lations about the equilibrium position.
49. Let ^b1, ^b2, ^b3, be orthonormal body-
tion about the normal axis, and for rotation xed axes in a rigid body B . The inertia
about a diameter, both with angular speed tensor for these axes is Iij . Suppose ^b3 is
!.
 held xed in space, and B rotates about
^b3 with constant angular velocity ~!. (The
center of B is xed at the origin.)
(a) At t = 0 we have ^b1 = ^{ and ^b2 = |^.
Calculate the torque N~ (t) at time t, with
respect to the inertial directions ^{; |^; k^.
(b) Describe in words accurately how the
torque varies with time.
(c) Prove that if, and only if, ^b3 is a princi-
pal axis of B , then J~ is parallel to ~!, and
independent of t.
(d) Explain what is meant by dynamic
wheel balancing.