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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…
Nanorheology of interfacial water during ice gliding
L. Canale, J. Comtet, A. Nigues +4
The slipperiness of ice is an everyday-life phenomenon which, surprisingly, remains controversial despite a long scientific history. The very small friction measured on ice is clas…
Gait transition in swimming
Remi Carmigniani, Ludovic Seifert, Didier Chollet +1
The skill to swim fast results from the interplay between generating high thrust while minimizing drag. In front crawl, swimmers achieve this goal by adapting their inter-arm coord…
Physics of rowing oars
Romain Labbé, Jean-Philippe Boucher, Christophe Clanet +1
In each rowing sport, the oars have their very own characteristics most of the time selected through a long time experience. Here we address experimentally and theoretically the pr…
Superhydrophobic frictions
Timothée Mouterde, Pascal S. Raux, Christophe Clanet +1
Contrasting with its sluggish behavior on standard solids, water is extremely mobile on superhydrophobic materials, as shown for instance by the continuous acceleration of drops on…
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…