Published March 2007
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Journal article
The skipping rope curve
Creators
- 1. Department of Mechanics, KTH, SE-100 44 Stockholm (Sweden)
Description
The equilibrium of a flexible inextensible string, or chain, in the centrifugal force field of a rotating reference frame is investigated. It is assumed that the end points are fixed on the rotation axis. The shape of the curve, the skipping rope curve or troposkien, is given by the Jacobi elliptic function sn
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/0143-0807/28/2/009;
- PII
- S0143-0807(07)36516-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Journal of Physics
- Journal Volume
- 28
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 241-247
- ISSN
- 0143-0807
- CODEN
- EJPHD4
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38075184
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EQUILIBRIUM; JACOBIAN FUNCTION; ROTATION
- Descriptors DEC
- FUNCTIONS; MOTION