Reflection of parallel rays by a two-dimensional body of nearly maximal resistance

This Demonstration shows a class of nonconvex bodies that maximize resistance as they move forward while slowly rotating through a rarefied medium. This class of shapes yields a resistance very close to the theoretical maximum, improving all previous results found by the authors.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gouveia, Paulo D.F. (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/1962
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/1962