RICOCHET OF SPHERES OFF WATER.

W. Johnson; S. R. Reid

doi:10.1243/JMES_JOUR_1975_017_013_02

RICOCHET OF SPHERES OFF WATER.

W. Johnson^*, S. R. Reid

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The ricochet of spheres from a water surface is reviewed, starting with an account of the historical interest in the phenomenon. The theoretical aspects of the problem are considered and a simple theory due to Birkhoff et al. is used to provide data on sphere trajectories.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	71-81
Number of pages	11
Journal	J Mech Eng Sci
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1243/JMES_JOUR_1975_017_013_02
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1975

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