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MacCullagh ellipsoid
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The MacCullagh ellipsoid is defined by the equation:
where is the energy and are the components of the angular momentum, given in body's principal reference frame, with corresponding principal moments of inertia . The construction of such ellipsoid was conceived by James MacCullagh.[1]
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