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physics.class-ph2023
Comment on the elastica section in Thorne and Blandford "Modern Classical Physics", the shape of things, and the aspect ratio of reality
J. A. Hanna
I point out and diagnose an error in a figure in a textbook on classical physics. The error helps to illustrate a pitfall encountered when dealing with the shapes of objects, and p…
physics.class-ph2022★ 1 cited
Anomalous curvature evolution and geometric regularization of energy focusing in the snapping dynamics of a flexible body
A. R. Dehadrai, J. A. Hanna
We examine the focusing of kinetic energy and the amplification of various quantities during the snapping motion of the free end of a flexible structure. This brief but violent eve…