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Random walk and balancing

Biological Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Presents a minireview of topics concerned with balancing in quiet (bipedal) standing, and balancing of a stick. In the focus is the apparent stochastic nature of the swaying of the human inverted pendulum.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0411138,
  title  = {Random walk and balancing},
  author = {Frank G. Borg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0411138},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

17 pages, 5 figures. English version of a paper published in Arkhimedes (Helsinki) 4, 19-28 (2003) (in Swedish)