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Friction on water sliders

A body in motion tends to stay in motion but is often slowed by friction. Here we investigate the friction experienced by centimeter-sized bodies sliding on water. We show that their motion is dominated by skin friction due to the boundary layer that forms in the fluid beneath the body. We develop a...

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Autores principales: Pucci, Giuseppe, Ho, Ian, Harris, Daniel M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6411893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30858453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40797-y