Off-diagonal moment of inertia matrix elements have a specific physical significance
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Off-diagonal elements of the moment of inertia tensor have specific physical meanings, representing cross-axis rotational inertias, couplings between collective variables, and sensitivities in geophysical phenomena like polar wander.
States that off-diagonal matrix elements of the constraint matrix are related to the moment of inertia derivative tensor encoding anisotropic information.