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Motion of a Symmetric Top Calculator

Compute the motion of a spinning top, including its nutation, precession and spin angular velocities.

mass:
distance of center of mass from support point:
parallel moment of inertia:
perpendicular moment of inertia:
initial angle from vertical:
initial spin angular velocity:
initial nutation angular velocity:
initial precession angular velocity:
time:
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