Failure of intuition in elementary rigid body dynamics

@misc{citeulike:2990706, abstract = {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.}, author = {Lemos, Nivaldo A. }, citeulike-article-id = {2990706}, eprint = {0801.1644?context=physics}, keywords = {physics, rigid\_body}, month = {Jan}, posted-at = {2008-07-11 22:10:13}, priority = {0}, title = {Failure of intuition in elementary rigid body dynamics}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0801.1644?context=physics}, year = {2008} }

TY - ELEC ID - citeulike:2990706 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2990706 TI - Failure of intuition in elementary rigid body dynamics N2 - 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. KW - physics KW - rigid_body AU - Lemos, Nivaldo PY - 2008/Jan/10/ UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/0801.1644?context=physics ER -