David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders

The Physics of Skiing (eBook, PDF)

Skiing at the Triple Point

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

"A fascinating look inside the complexities and enjoyment of skiing. For every skier, from the beginner to the Olympic Gold Medalist, this book provides a treasure of information." -PAUL MAJOR, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, U.S. SKI TEAM "I was delighted to learn from this interesting book more about the physics of a sport I have enjoyed for more than seventy years." -NORMAN RAMSEY, NOBEL LAUREATE IN PHYSICS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer New York
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475743456
• Artikelnr.: 43994035

Autorenporträt

David Lind, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA / Scott P. Sanders, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction: At the Triple Point.- 2 Snow: The Playing Field.- 3 Equipment: Properties and Performance.- 4 Alpine Skiing Techniques: Gliding, Wedging, and Carving.- 5 Interactive Dynamics of Alpine Maneuvers.- 6 High-Performance Skiing.- 7 Nordic Skiing: Running the Tracks.- 8 Adventure Skiing.- 9 Friction: Glide and Grab.- 10 Epilogue: Physics, Skiing, and the Future.- Technote 1 Thermodynamics of Phase Changes.- Technote 2 Ski Loading and Flexure on a Groomed Snow Surface.- Technote 3 The Loads on a Running Ski.- Technote 4 Geometry of the Edged and Flexed Ski.- Technote 5 The Dynamics of Carving a Turn.- Technote 6 Up-and-Down Unweighting.- Technote 7 Analysis of Prejumping.- Technote 8 Aerodynamic Drag.- Technote 9 The Brachistochrone Problem.- Technote 10 Pumping to Increase Velocity.- Technote 11 The Skier as an Inverted Pendulum.- Technote 12 Ski Flexure in Uncompacted Snow.- Technote 13 Meltwater Lubrication.- Glossary of Commonly Used Notations and Symbols.- Units and Conversions.- Physics.- Snow.- Ski Mechanics.- Friction and Waxing.- Backcountry Skiing.- Biomechanics and Mountain Medicine.- Handbooks, Guides, and Symposia.- Bibliography of Authored and Edited Sources.

Rezensionen

Choice Review by L. W. Moore, formerly, University of Kentucky "Lind (emer., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder) and Sanders (Univ. of New Mexico) offer this new edition, which retains the virtues noted in the review of the original (CH, Jun'97), derived from the serious application of physics to the enhancement of the understanding and experience of skiing. Skiers will find practical information with or without recourse to the (admittedly demanding) underlying physics. Teachers of physics will find an excellent primary or supplementary text detailing the physics of snow as well as a practical--dare we say, cool--demonstration of mechanical and aerodynamic principles. Historians of technology will find a case study of the application of scientific knowledge to the improvement of an originally "cut and try" technology. That prime demographic audience of physicists who also ski will find this book, naturally, definitive ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty."

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Review by L. W. Moore, formerly, University of Kentucky

"Lind (emer., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder) and Sanders (Univ. of New Mexico) offer this new edition, which retains the virtues noted in the review of the original (CH, Jun'97), derived from the serious application of physics to the enhancement of the understanding and experience of skiing. Skiers will find practical information with or without recourse to the (admittedly demanding) underlying physics. Teachers of physics will find an excellent primary or supplementary text detailing the physics of snow as well as a practical--dare we say, cool--demonstration of mechanical and aerodynamic principles. Historians of technology will find a case study of the application of scientific knowledge to the improvement of an originally "cut and try" technology. That prime demographic audience of physicists who also ski will find this book, naturally, definitive ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty."