Using symmetries and generating functions to calculate and minimize moments of inertia

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This paper presents some formulae to calculate moments of inertia for solids of revolution and for solids generated by contour plots. For this, the symmetry properties and the generating functions of the figures are utilized. The combined use of generating functions and symmetry properties greatly simplifies many practical calculations. In addition, the explicit use of generating functions gives the possibility of writing the moment of inertia as a functional, which in turn allows to utilize the calculus of variations to obtain a new insight about some properties of this fundamental quantity. In particular, minimization of moments of inertia under certain restrictions is possible by using variational methods.
23 pages, 12 figures (8 in eps and 4 in pstricks). Minor changes in wording, section about calculus of variations corrected

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Classical Physics, General Physics

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/86038

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https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0404005
 http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0404005

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