Constant-speed ramps for a central force field
Differential Geometry
2020-05-22 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
We investigate the problem of determining the planar curves that describe ramps where a particle of mass moves with constant-speed when is subject to the action of the friction force and a force whose magnitude depends only on the distance from the origin. In this paper we describe all the constant-speed ramps for the case . We show the circles and the logarithmic spirals play an important role. No only they are solutions but every other solution approaches either a circle or a logarithmic spiral.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2005.10556,
title = {Constant-speed ramps for a central force field},
author = {Rafael López and Óscar Perdomo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.10556},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
25 pages, 10 figures