%0 Journal Article %1 RefWorks:400 %A Shegelski, Mark R. %D 2000 %J Canadian Journal of Physics %K Curl Curling Curlingstein Reibung %N 9 %P 857-864 %T The Motion of a Curling Rock: Analytical Approach %V 78 %X A simplified version of a previously proposed model is presented and used to illustrate the salient features of the motion of a slowly rotating curling rock. A one-parameter model is presented. Analytical approximations for the chief aspects of the motion are derived. The simplified analytical model accounts quite well for the principal features of the motion of a slowly rotating curling rock, in particular that most of the curl occurs in the final few metres of the rock's motion. A discussion is also given concerning a popular misconception as to why curling rocks curl. %@ 0008-4204

@article{RefWorks:400, abstract = {A simplified version of a previously proposed model is presented and used to illustrate the salient features of the motion of a slowly rotating curling rock. A one-parameter model is presented. Analytical approximations for the chief aspects of the motion are derived. The simplified analytical model accounts quite well for the principal features of the motion of a slowly rotating curling rock, in particular that most of the curl occurs in the final few metres of the rock's motion. A discussion is also given concerning a popular misconception as to why curling rocks curl.}, added-at = {2012-02-24T13:42:31.000+0100}, author = {Shegelski, Mark R.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25c96ef3b5fe9a5544474696f6703a92b/cckonstanz}, interhash = {d28f3c54c67cc9b1f5ef856b70d66301}, intrahash = {5c96ef3b5fe9a5544474696f6703a92b}, isbn = {0008-4204}, journal = {Canadian Journal of Physics}, keywords = {Curl Curling Curlingstein Reibung}, language = {English}, month = sep, note = {Article}, number = 9, pages = {857-864}, timestamp = {2015-07-16T22:44:18.000+0200}, title = {The Motion of a Curling Rock: Analytical Approach}, volume = 78, year = 2000 }