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rotation group
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rotation group [rō′tā·shən ‚grüp]
(mathematics)
The group consisting of all orthogonal matrices or linear transformations having determinant 1.
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Because of the spherical symmetry, the perturbation of the radial-mode wavenumbers does not depend on the location of the duct.
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