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]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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