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By rigid or non-deformable body we mean a continuous or discrete system of particles, with the property that the distance between any two particles does not change during the motion. Under normal conditions, within certain pressure and temperature limits, bodies made out of metal, glass, stone, etc. can be considered rigid.
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Chaichian, M., Merches, I., Tureanu, A. (2012). Rigid Body Mechanics. In: Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17234-2_4
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