In cases where this motion causes an (*) axis to make a cone, the direction of this motion is orthogonal to the torque.
This type of motion can be modeled with a symmetric rigid rotor in Poinsot's construction. Magnetic moments of particles experience the Larmor type of this phenomenon around an external magnetic field, a form used in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In cases where this motion causes an (*) axis to make a cone, the direction of this motion is orthogonal to the torque. For 10 points, name this phenomenon exhibited by gyroscopes, in which the direction of the axis of a rotating body shifts.
This type of motion can be modeled with a symmetric rigid rotor in Poinsot's construction.
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