{"title":"Sliding and rolling along circular tracks in a vertical plane","authors":"R. Cross","doi":"10.1119/5.0107553","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Objects that slide or roll along curved tracks in a vertical plane are investigated in two separate experiments. One concerns a smooth metal nut that slides along a semicircular track made from coat hanger wire. The other concerns a billiard ball that slides and rolls along a curved track. A simple theoretical model is provided to account for the results and to extend the discussion to consider shortest descent times down circular tracks.","PeriodicalId":7589,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Physics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"American Journal of Physics","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0107553","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Objects that slide or roll along curved tracks in a vertical plane are investigated in two separate experiments. One concerns a smooth metal nut that slides along a semicircular track made from coat hanger wire. The other concerns a billiard ball that slides and rolls along a curved track. A simple theoretical model is provided to account for the results and to extend the discussion to consider shortest descent times down circular tracks.
期刊介绍:
The mission of the American Journal of Physics (AJP) is to publish articles on the educational and cultural aspects of physics that are useful, interesting, and accessible to a diverse audience of physics students, educators, and researchers. Our audience generally reads outside their specialties to broaden their understanding of physics and to expand and enhance their pedagogical toolkits at the undergraduate and graduate levels.