On the Stability of a Can of Soda

• Autores: G.A. Benesh, J.S. Olafsen
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 52, Nº. 6, 2014, pág. 344
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Stability is often an important consideration in both static and dynamic systems. While introductory students soon grasp the balance of forces required for constant velocity motion, it generally takes longer for them to reliably identify the various torques involved in producing rotational equilibrium. Accelerating systems have the additional complication in that they may be in rotational equilibrium even as the system's center of mass (CM) accelerates.