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Brachistochrone on a Velodrome
GP Benham, C Cohen, E Brunet +1
The Brachistochrone problem, which describes the curve that carries a particle under gravity in a vertical plane from one height to another in the shortest time, is one of the most…
physics.flu-dyn2019
Wave drag on asymmetric bodies
GP Benham, JP Boucher, R Labbe +2
An asymmetric body with a sharp leading edge and a rounded trailing edge produces a smaller wave disturbance moving forwards than backwards, and this is reflected in the wave drag…