Question

The relative difference between “polar” and “mean” values of this quantity defines the dynamical ellipticity. A 2-to-2-to-1 ratio of components of this quantity characterizes the Kovalevskaya top. (10[1])In Poinsot’s (10[1])construction, an ellipsoid (10[1])named for this (-5[1])quantity rolls (10[1])without slipping (-5[1])on the invariable plane. A body with three distinct values (10[1])of this quantity (10[4])only has stable (10[1])motion about (10[2])the first (10[1])and third (10[4])“principal” types of a certain construct. The fact that this (-5[1])quantity equals (10[1])the integral of “r-squared dm” (10[1]-5[1])is (10[1])used to prove (10[2])that a displacement (10[3])d changes this quantity by a factor of “m plus d-squared” in the parallel axis (10[1])theorem. (10[1])An analogue (10[1])of Newton’s (10[1])second law states that net torque equals this quantity times angular acceleration. For 10 points, name this rotational analogue of mass. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: moment of inertia [accept polar moment of inertia or second moment of area or mean moment of inertia; prompt on I or MOI]
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Summary

2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y7100%0%14%78.57
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y786%0%29%72.83
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%11%65.00
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y7100%0%0%71.86
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y3100%0%0%62.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Coby TranUChicago CUIUC B2610
Kevin YeSFUUW A2810
Jeremy CummingsWashU BIndiana A3110
Geoffrey WuColumbia ABard A34-5
Will McCurleyAuburn ATennesse B3610
Ishaan SinghPurdue BUIUC C38-5
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech BAuburn C4810
Teigue KellyPenn State ARowan A5110
Michael HundingUIUC APurdue A5110
Ethan MaUIUC DPurdue D5110
Aditya Patnaik (DII)Ohio State B (DII)CWRU C (UG)5110
William HoustonUChicago BUChicago A5410
Danny HanPenn AJohns Hopkins A5610
Matthew Wang (UG)UBC AUW B5610
Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern APurdue C5810
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech CClemson A6010
Ethan FurmanHaverford ALehigh A6010
Maximilian NieburJohns Hopkins BPenn State B6010
Yahwanth Bajji (DII)Michigan APitt B (UG)6010
Martin BrandenburgGeorgia ATennesse A70-5
MitchelMichigan BPitt A7210
Patrick Rivas-GiorgiColumbia BPenn B77-5
Calvin Bostleman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Kenyon A (UG)7710
Jason Thieu (DII)Michigan State B (UG)Michigan D (DII)7810
Clark QuenzlerGeorgia Tech FAlabama A8110
Owen Brown (DII)Kenyon B (DII)Michigan State C (UG)8110
Mark TawfikRutgers CRutgers A8410
Emmett ChoUChicago DMiami8410
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State C (DII)CWRU D (DII)8410
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech ATusculum A9910
Parker McCoigTennesse AGeorgia A10010
Anne Fjeld (DII)AlbertaUBC B10210
Sam HewittWashU CWashU D10410
TJ PickeringAuburn BEmory A12610
Srikar VenkatesanPenn BColumbia B12610
Gabe DubowskiUIUC CPurdue B12610