eli5 what is the meaning of the cross product of angular velocity and angular momentum…

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This term shows up in euler’s equations of rigid body dynamics… what is the meaning of this term… why are angular momentum and velocity not collinear

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Angular momentum is angular inertia times angular velocity: L = I ω.

But angular inertia isn’t a scalar, it’s a matrix, so in general L and ω won’t be parallel.

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