A unified model for the long and high jump
arXiv:physics/0506205 · doi:10.1119/1.2000975
Abstract
A simple model based on the maximum energy that an athlete can produce in a small time interval is used to describe the high and long jump. Conservation of angular momentum is used to explain why an athlete should run horizontally to perform a vertical jump. Our results agree with world records.
Accepted for publication in Am. J. Phys