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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 mm moves with constant-speed when is subject to the action of the friction force and a force whose magnitude F(r)F(r) depends only on the distance rr from the origin. In this paper we describe all the constant-speed ramps for the case F(r)=m/rF(r)=-m/r. 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

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