Question: Problem 3 : An asymmetric top, with E L 2 E I 1 L 2 2 E I 3 L 2 = 2 E I

Problem 3: An asymmetric top, with EL2EI1L22EI3L2=2EI2hat(e)1hat(e)32=0t=0=2EL, and ,=1I1I3(I3-I2)(I2-I1)2.1(t)=I2(I3-I2)I1(I3-I1)2sech(t)
2(t)=tanh(t)
3(t)=I2(I2-I1)I3(I3-I1)2sech(t).2hat()I1, executes torque-free motion with energy
E and angular momentum L.(a) Verify that the (squared) angular momentum is confined
to the range 2EI1L22EI3.(b) Assume L2=2EI2, and that initially lies in the
plane formed by hat(e)1 and hat(e)3(i.e, that 2=0att=0). Define the quantities
=2EL, and ,=1I1I3(I3-I2)(I2-I1)2.
Integrate Euler's equations to obtain the solutions
1(t)=I2(I3-I2)I1(I3-I1)2sech(t)
2(t)=tanh(t)
3(t)=I2(I2-I1)I3(I3-I1)2sech(t).
(c) Discuss the time dependence of2, and sketch the motion of the unit vector hat()as seen
from the body frame. (If you're feeling creative, try to create a visualization of using
Desmos, Mathematica, or something similar.)
Problem 3 : An asymmetric top, with E L 2 E I 1 L

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