The motion of a freely falling chain tip

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 776-783

  Tomaszewski, W ^a   Pleranski, P ^a   Geminard, J C ^b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

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EID: 33748677700     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2204074     Document Type: Article

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