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Re: Precession

From Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: Precession
Date 2017-04-05 10:30 -0500
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On 4/5/2017 9:59 AM, john wrote:
> Odd
> "
>
> In no gravity, no, a top never falls over because there's no "down".
> More importantly, it never PRECESSES. Because there is no external
> gravity to provide the torque.
> "
> In no Gravity, will a spinning top resist having
> it's plane of spin changed?

Yes, it still will be a gyroscope.

> And will that resistance change with frequency
> of rotation?

If you mean by resistance that the application of a given torque will 
result in less of a change in the direction of the axis of rotation, the 
answer is yes. Note that you won't see anything about this until a 
torque is applied.


-- 
Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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  Re: Precession Serg io <invalid@invalid.com> - 2017-04-04 10:07 -0500
    Re: Precession noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2017-04-04 08:45 -0700
  Re: Precession moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-04 15:27 +0000
  Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-04 10:49 -0500
    Re: Precession john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2017-04-04 10:41 -0700
      Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-04 12:45 -0500
        Re: Precession Serg io <invalid@invalid.com> - 2017-04-04 14:32 -0500
        Re: Precession john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2017-04-05 07:59 -0700
          Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-05 10:30 -0500
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              Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-05 12:23 -0500
                Re: Precession john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2017-04-05 16:36 -0700
                Re: Precession john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 07:02 -0700
                Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 09:19 -0500
                Re: Precession john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 09:18 -0700
                Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 11:36 -0500
                Re: Precession "reber G=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 10:26 -0700
                Re: Precession john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 11:17 -0700
                Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 13:45 -0500
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                Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 14:31 -0500
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                Re: Precession john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 12:32 -0700
                Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 14:46 -0500
                Re: Precession benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 20:23 -0400
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                Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-07 08:53 -0500
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                Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-07 09:58 -0500
                Re: Precession john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2017-04-07 07:58 -0700
                Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-07 10:00 -0500
                Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-07 10:02 -0500
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                Re: Precession benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 20:22 -0400
                Re: Precession moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-07 03:50 +0000
                Re: Precession noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2017-04-07 19:41 -0700
                Re: Precession noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2017-04-07 20:21 -0700
  Re: Precession Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2017-04-04 11:38 -0700
  Re: Precession "reber G=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2017-04-06 10:25 -0700
  Re: Precession Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2017-04-07 14:32 -0500

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