The Magnus Effect and the Dynamics of a Rough Disc

Alexander Plakhov
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Alexander Plakhov: University of Aveiro

Chapter Chapter 7 in Exterior Billiards, 2012, pp 197-218 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter we are concerned with the Magnus effect: the phenomenon governing the deflection of the trajectory of a spinning body (for example, a golf ball or a soccer ball). Surprisingly enough, in highly rarefied media (on Mars or in the thin atmosphere at a height corresponding to low Earth orbits: between 100 and 1,000 km) the inverse effect takes place; this means that the trajectory deflection has opposite signs in sparse and in dense media.

Keywords: Angular Velocity; Resistance Force; Isosceles Triangle; Transversal Force; Golf Ball (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4481-7_7

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