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Flamboyanza
Flamboyanza asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 9 years ago

What will be the degrees of freedom for 4D system?

We all know that for a rigid body the number of degrees of freedom in our usual 3D system is 6. Three degrees of freedom for translation and three for rotation.

If we imagine a four dimensional system then hypothetically how many degrees of freedom will there be for a RIGID body?

Please try to describe your answer.

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    9 years ago
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    Deg. of freedom in general =n(n+1)/2

    so for n=4 dof=4x5/2=10.

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