The surprising dynamics of a chain on a pulley: Lift-off and snapping
The motion of weights attached to a chain or string moving on a frictionless pulley is a classic problem of introductory physics used to understand the relationship between force and acceleration. Here, we consider the dynamics of the chain when one of the weights is removed and, thus, one end is pu...
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Royal Society
2016
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