Ricochet of Spheres off Water
- 1 April 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
- Vol. 17 (2) , 71-81
- https://doi.org/10.1243/jmes_jour_1975_017_013_02
Abstract
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. (1)‡ is used to provide data on sphere trajectories.Keywords
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