5.80 | Fall 2008 | Graduate

Small-Molecule Spectroscopy and Dynamics

Toy top, tilted while spinning

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For a rigid rotor, the symmetric top spectrum corresponds to that which would be predicted from the classical mechanics of the rotation of a symmetric spinning top. (Photograph courtesy of Flickr user Jenny Spadafora.)

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Toy top, tilted while spinning
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Toy top, tilted while spinning
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For a rigid rotor, the symmetric top spectrum corresponds to that which would be predicted from the classical mechanics of the rotation of a symmetric spinning top. (Photograph courtesy of Flickr user Jenny Spadafora.)
Toy top, tilted while spinning

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