Abstract
This review describes and classifies the trajectories of sports projectiles that have spherical symmetry, cylindrical symmetry, or (almost) no symmetry. This classification allows us to discuss the large diversity observed in the paths of spherical balls, the flip properties of shuttlecocks, and the optimal position and stability of ski jumpers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 455-478 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics |
| Volume | 47 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- Aerodynamics
- knuckleball, pop-up, Tartaglia, Roberto Carlos's spiral, shuttlecock flip, ski jump, size of sports fields
- sports physics
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