Physics – Classical Physics
Scientific paper
2005-07-28
Physics
Classical Physics
52 pages, 11 figures, to be published in SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical System
Scientific paper
We reexamine a very classical problem, the spinning behavior of the tippe top on a horizontal table. The analysis is made for an eccentric sphere version of the tippe top, assuming a modified Coulomb law for the sliding friction, which is a continuous function of the slip velocity $\vec v_P$ at the point of contact and vanishes at $\vec v_P=0$. We study the relevance of the gyroscopic balance condition (GBC), which was discovered to hold for a rapidly spinning hard-boiled egg by Moffatt and Shimomura, to the inversion phenomenon of the tippe top. We introduce a variable $\xi$ so that $\xi=0$ corresponds to the GBC and analyze the behavior of $\xi$. Contrary to the case of the spinning egg, the GBC for the tippe top is not fulfilled initially. But we find from simulation that for those tippe tops which will turn over, the GBC will soon be satisfied approximately. It is shown that the GBC and the geometry lead to the classification of tippe tops into three groups: The tippe tops of Group I never flip over however large a spin they are given. Those of Group II show a complete inversion and the tippe tops of Group III tend to turn over up to a certain inclination angle $\theta_f$ such that $\theta_f<\pi$, when they are spun sufficiently rapidly. There exist three steady states for the spinning motion of the tippe top. Giving a new criterion for stability, we examine the stability of these states in terms of the initial spin velocity $n_0$. And we obtain a critical value $n_c$ of the initial spin which is required for the tippe top of Group II to flip over up to the completely inverted position.
Sasaki Ken
Ueda Takahiro
Watanabe Shinsuke
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