Louis Poinsot
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Louis Poinsot was a French mathematician and physicist known for his work on the geometry of polyhedra and the mechanics of rigid body rotation.
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| Louis Poinsot canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
19th-century mathematics
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19th-century physics ⓘ classical mechanics ⓘ polyhedral geometry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| familyName | Poinsot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geometry
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mathematics ⓘ mechanics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later work on analytical mechanics
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theory of rigid body dynamics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Poinsot’s central axis
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Poinsot’s construction NERFINISHED ⓘ Poinsot’s ellipsoid NERFINISHED ⓘ Poinsot’s representation of torque NERFINISHED ⓘ Poinsot’s spirals NERFINISHED ⓘ Poinsot’s theory of couples NERFINISHED ⓘ Poinsot’s theory of rotation of a rigid body NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of geometric methods in mechanics
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introduction of star polyhedra now called Kepler–Poinsot polyhedra ⓘ work on regular star polyhedra ⓘ work on the geometry of polyhedra ⓘ work on the mechanics of rigid bodies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
geometry of polyhedra
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mechanics of rigid body rotation ⓘ |
| studied |
equilibrium of rigid bodies
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geometric representation of rotational motion ⓘ motion of rigid bodies ⓘ torques and couples ⓘ |
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