The Domino Effect
General Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The physics of a row of toppling dominoes is discussed. In particular the forces between the falling dominoes are analyzed and with this knowledge, the effect of friction has been incorporated. A set of limiting situations is discussed in detail, such as the limit of thin dominoes, which allows a full and explicit analytical solution. The propagation speed of the domino effect is calculated for various spatial separations. Also a formula is given, which gives explicitly the main dependence of the speed as function of the domino width, height and interspacing.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0401018,
title = {The Domino Effect},
author = {J. M. J. van Leeuwen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0401018},
year = {2007}
}
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18 pages 4 figures