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Transition from Sliding to Rolling in Billiards and Golf
- Source :
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Physics Education . Jul 2021 56(4). - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- An experiment is described where a billiard ball and a golf ball were projected with backspin on a horizontal surface to measure the transition from sliding to rolling. During both phases, the torque on the ball is affected by an offset in the line of action of the normal reaction force.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0031-9120
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Physics Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1306451
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/abf1d1