Dynamics of a Falling Chain
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A falling chain can be simulated as an -link pendulum, being the number of segments or links of the chain.
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Contributed by: Erik Mahieu (May 2016)
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[1] W. Tomaszewski and P. Pieranski, "Dynamics of Ropes and Chains: I. The Fall of the Folded Chain," New Journal of Physics 45(7), (2005). doi:10.1088/1367-2630/7/1/045.
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Published: May 3 2016