Convergent Evolution of Boats with Sails

This article unveils the geometric characteristics of boats with sails of many sizes, covering the range 10(2)–10(5) kg. Data from one hundred boat models are collected and tabulated. The data show distinct trends of convergent evolution across the entire range of sizes, namely: (i) the proportional...

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Autores principales: Bejan, A., Ferber, L., Lorente, S.
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Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7026400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32066747
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58940-5
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spelling pubmed-70264002020-02-26 Convergent Evolution of Boats with Sails Bejan, A. Ferber, L. Lorente, S. Sci Rep Article This article unveils the geometric characteristics of boats with sails of many sizes, covering the range 10(2)–10(5) kg. Data from one hundred boat models are collected and tabulated. The data show distinct trends of convergent evolution across the entire range of sizes, namely: (i) the proportionality between beam and draft, (ii) the proportionality between overall boat length and beam, and (iii) the proportionality between mast height and overall boat length. The review shows that the geometric aspect ratios (i)–(iii) are predictable from the physics of evolution toward architectures that offer greater flow access through the medium. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-02-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7026400/ /pubmed/32066747 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58940-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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