Non-uniqueness of the point of application of the buoyancy force

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 741-762

  Kliava, Janis ^a   Mégel, Jacques ^a  

^a UMR 5798   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; RIGIDITY; TEACHING;

ARBITRARY ANGLES; BUOYANCY FORCES; ENERGY; FLOATING BODIES; NONUNIQUENESS; PITCHING MOTION; POINT OF APPLICATION; PROBLEM-BASED; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; SIMPLE++;

BUOYANCY;

EID: 77952573251     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/31/4/005     Document Type: Article

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