Instability of long cylinders Forum: SSI-List
Thread: Instability of long cylinders
# 21702 byGARY ANSORGE on June 16, 2007, 1:56 p.m.
Member since 2022-08-22
Precession depends upon the application of a force at
right angles to the direction of rotation. On Earth,
this force is gravity. Since the gyro/torus is in free
fall, this force is negligible, therefore there should
be no substantive precession.