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Inertial rotation of a rigid body. / Butikov, Eugene.

In: European Journal of Physics, Vol. 27, No. 4, 022, 01.07.2006, p. 913-922.

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Butikov, E 2006, 'Inertial rotation of a rigid body', European Journal of Physics, vol. 27, no. 4, 022, pp. 913-922. https://doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/27/4/022

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Butikov, E. (2006). Inertial rotation of a rigid body. European Journal of Physics, 27(4), 913-922. [022]. https://doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/27/4/022

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Butikov E. Inertial rotation of a rigid body. European Journal of Physics. 2006 Jul 1;27(4):913-922. 022. https://doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/27/4/022

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Butikov, Eugene. / Inertial rotation of a rigid body. In: European Journal of Physics. 2006 ; Vol. 27, No. 4. pp. 913-922.

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