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Show that the magnitude of the angular momentum for a heavy symmetrical top can be express...

Show that the magnitude of the angular momentum for a heavy symmetrical top can be expressed as a function of θ and the constants of the motion only. Prove that as a result the angular momentum vector processes uniformly only when there is uniform precession of the symmetry axis.

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