Unwrapping Chains
Fluid Dynamics
2012-09-05 v1
Abstract
A loop of chain can move along its own tangents, maintaining a steady shape. An open-ended chain undergoing a nontrivial motion must change its shape. One consequence is that chains pulled around objects will fail to follow the contours of the objects, unwrapping themselves instead. This short note accompanies a fluid dynamics video submission (83068) to the APS DFD Gallery of Fluid Motion 2012.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1209.0481,
title = {Unwrapping Chains},
author = {A. D. Cambou and B. D. Gamari and E. Hamm and J. A. Hanna and N. Menon and C. D. Santangelo and L. Walsh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.0481},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
one video, to serve as both "high quality" and "small size" submission