Problems of Minimal and Maximal Aerodynamic Resistance

Alexander Plakhov ()
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Alexander Plakhov: University of Wales – Aberystwyth

Chapter Chapter 19 in Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering, 2009, pp 349-365 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This is a review of results recently obtained by the author, related to problems of the body of minimal and maximal resistance. The cases of purely translational motion, as well as rotational and translational motions, are considered. The notions of rough body and law of scattering on a body are discussed. Connections with the Monge–Kantorovich problem of optimal mass transportation are revealed, and applications to the Magnus effect and retroreflectors are discussed.

Keywords: Convex Body; Translational Motion; Isosceles Triangle; Solar Sail; Minimal Resistance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-95857-6_19

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