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    Rotation matrix about an axis and its trace

    P-TRIV-LA18

    Area
    Prelim
    Status
    draft
    Contents

    Consider the rotation by an angle θ around a line determined by a unit radius-vector ¯n with components \(n _ { x } , n _ { y } , n _ { z }\)

    1. Deduce the rotation matrix that performs this rotation.

    2. Relate the trace of this matrix to the angle θ.

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