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View SchemaCircular Orbits Inside the Sphere of Death
| Authors | Kirk T. McDonald |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0008226 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0008226 |
| DOI | 10.1119/1.18882 |
| Journal | Am. J. Phys. 66, 419-430 (1998) |
Abstract
A wheel or sphere rolling without slipping on the inside of a sphere in a uniform gravitational field can have stable circular orbits that lie wholly above the "equator", while a particle sliding freely cannot.
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