Dissipative shocks in a chain fountain
Mathematical Physics
2014-05-20 v2 math.MP
Abstract
The fascinating and anomalous behaviour of a chain that instead of falling straight down under gravity, first rises and then falls, acquiring a steady shape in space that resembles a fountain's sprinkle, has recently attracted both popular and academic interest. The paper presents a complete mathematical solution of this problem, whose distinctive feature is the introduction of a number of dissipative shocks which can be resolved exactly.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1402.6360,
title = {Dissipative shocks in a chain fountain},
author = {Epifanio G. Virga},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.6360},
year = {2014}
}