Physics of Sports

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Description:	Penner, R Thursday 30th November 2017 - 16:30 to 17:10


Created:	2017-12-04 08:46
Collection:	Growth form and self-organisation
Publisher:	Isaac Newton Institute
Copyright:	Penner, R
Language:	eng (English)


Abstract:	Sporting activities provide great examples of physics in action. Participants and observers are often intrigued by the design or motion of a particular piece of sporting equipment. Physicists are intrigued by these same questions. Topics that will be considered in the presentation will include the behavior of a curling rock, the design of a clubhead in the game of golf, and a look at the physics behind the variety of pitches thrown in the game of baseball.

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Sporting activities provide great examples of physics in action. Participants and observers are often intrigued by the design or motion of a particular piece of sporting equipment. Physicists are intrigued by these same questions. Topics that will be considered in the presentation will include the behavior of a curling rock, the design of a clubhead in the game of golf, and a look at the physics behind the variety of pitches thrown in the game of baseball.

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