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Spinning top / gyroscope — precession (3D)
About this app
A fast-spinning top does not topple but precesses: gravity creates a torque τ that turns the angular momentum L sideways (Ω = m·g·r/(I·ω)). Spin and tilt adjustable, the L and τ vectors and the precession circle visible — the basis of the gyrocompass and inertial navigation.
Subject: Physics experiments (Deutsches Museum)
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