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Re: [Phys-L] field of an ellipsoidal distribution

On Aug 12, 2015 Carl Mungan wrote:

I haven’t been following the discussion, so I may not be helping with this comment, but I’m surprised such an equation could work for a solid. Why isn’t there any dependence on the “stiffness” of >the solid (some relevant modulus)? Surely a spinning lump of play dough will bulge a lot more than a spinning lump of iron.

The "solid" sphere is assumed to be a rigid solid which can't deform due to the rotation, and all parts rotate at a common rate.

Don