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On the non-slippery slope: Some observations on a recent paper on rolling bodies published in Nature

Differential Geometry 2023-12-27 v1 Classical Analysis and ODEs Classical Physics

Abstract

An interesting recent paper in Nature explores a new method to construct solid bodies rolling along given curves on an inclined plane, based on the Gauss Theorem. The present article complements those examinations with rigorous existence theorems and connections to seemingly unrelated questions like maritime rescue operations.

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@article{arxiv.2312.16128,
  title  = {On the non-slippery slope: Some observations on a recent paper on rolling bodies published in Nature},
  author = {Olaf Müller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.16128},
  year   = {2023}
}

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