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View SchemaThe Domino Effect
| Authors | J. M. J. van Leeuwen |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0401018 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0401018 |
Abstract
The physics of a row of toppling dominoes is discussed. In particular the forces between the falling dominoes are analyzed and with this knowledge, the effect of friction has been incorporated. A set of limiting situations is discussed in detail, such as the limit of thin dominoes, which allows a full and explicit analytical solution. The propagation speed of the domino effect is calculated for various spatial separations. Also a formula is given, which gives explicitly the main dependence of the speed as function of the domino width, height and interspacing.
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