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What is Rigid body?

Definition 1.1 University Physics — Year 2 · Chapter 1 — Rigid-Body Mechanics

A rigid body (or solid) is a system of points whose mutual distances stay constant: AB\|\vect{AB}\| is independent of time for every pair AA, BB of its points. A frame in which every point of the solid is at rest is a frame attached to the solid.

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