principal moments of inertia

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Moments of inertia about the principal axes of the molecule chosen so as to make all the products of inertia equal to zero, \(I_{A}\leq I_{B}\leq I_{C}\).
Source:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 23 [Terms] [Book]
Citation: 'principal moments of inertia' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04848 RIS BibTex EndNote
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