Failure of intuition in elementary rigid body dynamics

Details Failure of intuition in elementary rigid body dynamics Failure of intuition in elementary rigid body dynamics

2008-01-10

arxiv.org/abs/0801.1644v1

Physics

Physics Education

Four pages; to appear in European Journal of Physics

Scientific paper

10.1088/0143-0807/29/2/N01

Suppose a projectile collides perpendicularly with a stationary rigid rod on a smooth horizontal table. We show that, contrary to what one naturally expects, it is not always the case that the rod acquires maximum angular velocity when struck at an extremity. The treatment is intended for first year university students of Physics or Engineering, and could form the basis of a tutorial discussion of conservation laws in rigid body dynamics.

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