Answer: Find Second Moment of Mass & Energy for a Taurus w/E=mc2

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The discussion focuses on calculating the second moment of mass for a torus and its relationship to energy using the equation E=mc². The second moment of mass is identified as the moment of inertia, which is a fundamental concept in physics. The participants clarify that substituting rest-mass energy density for mass in the moment of inertia calculation yields the same non-relativistic moment of inertia, albeit in different units. This highlights the importance of understanding the implications of mass-energy equivalence in physical calculations.

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What could we learn if we found the second moment of mass for a taurus and use E = mc2 to find second moment of energy?
 
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We may be able to learn if a red rag has any effect ("taurus" means "bull") - perhaps you mean a "torus"? Sort of a doughnut shape?

The second moment of mass is just the moment of inertia.
So we know what that is.

E=mc^2 would be the rest-mass energy of something.
Just blindly substituting a rest-mass energy density for mass in the moment of inertia calculation will still get you the (non-relativistic) moment of inertia as before - just in different units.
 

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