Can a falling ball lose speed?

Details Can a falling ball lose speed? Can a falling ball lose speed?

2010-05-21

arxiv.org/abs/1005.4086v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

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A small and light polystyrene ball is released without initial speed from a certain height above the floor. Then, it falls on air. The main responsible for the friction force against the movement is the wake of successive air vortices which form behind (above) the falling ball, a turbulent phenomenon. After the wake appears, the friction force compensates the Earth gravitational attraction and the ball speed stabilises in a certain limiting value Vl. Before the formation of the turbulent wake, however, the friction force is not strong enough, allowing the initially growing speed to surpass the future final value Vl. Only after the wake finally becomes long enough, the ball speed decreases and reaches the proper Vl.

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