Circular Orbits Inside the Sphere of Death
Classical Physics
2009-11-06 v1
Abstract
A wheel or sphere rolling without slipping on the inside of a sphere in a uniform gravitational field can have stable circular orbits that lie wholly above the "equator", while a particle sliding freely cannot.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0008226,
title = {Circular Orbits Inside the Sphere of Death},
author = {Kirk T. McDonald},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0008226},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Figures revised slightly since publication