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🪀 Spinning Top — 2D Precession, Nutation and Axis-Tip Trace

2D companion of the spinning top: Lagrange-top equations of motion with the axis-tip trace on the unit sphere, tilt angle and precession-rate plots, spin-decay wobble and the sleeping-top stability threshold, with in-page checks against closed-form precession and nutation.

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Spinning Top — 2D Precession, Nutation and Axis-Tip Trace ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the spinning top: Lagrange-top equations of motion with the axis-tip trace on the unit sphere, tilt angle and precession-rate plots, spin-decay wobble and the sleeping-top stability threshold, with in-page checks against closed-form precession and nutation.

GyroscopePrecessionNutationAngular MomentumCanvas 2D

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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