OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
By choosing axes such that the origin is the midpoint of the line segment connecting the centers of the two circles and the x-axis passes through these centers, the moment of inertia tensor is diagonal. In this coordinate system, I_{xx} is equal to this constant, and I_{yy} = I_{zz} = A395794.
LINKS
Robert Ferréol, Oloid, MathCurve.
Sander G. Huisman, The moment of inertia tensor of an oloid, arXiv:2603.15145 [math.MG], 2026.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Complete Elliptic Integral of the First Kind.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Complete Elliptic Integral of the Second Kind.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Oloid.
Wikipedia, Moment of inertia.
Wikipedia, Oloid.
FORMULA
Equals (32/45)*E(sqrt(3)/2) - (2/45)*K(sqrt(3)/2), where K(x) and E(x) are the complete elliptic integral of the first and second kind, respectively.
EXAMPLE
0.765350257493142629396370284177037190890832292412461...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[(32/45) * EllipticE[3/4] - (2/45)*EllipticK[3/4], 10, 120][[1]]
PROG
(PARI) (32/45) * ellE(sqrt(3)/2) - (2/45)*ellK(sqrt(3)/2)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, May 06 2026
STATUS
approved
