Towards a Prototype of a Spherical Tippe Top

Towards a Prototype of a Spherical Tippe Top

Among spinning objects, the tippe top exhibits one of the most bizarre and counterintuitive behaviours. The commercially available tippe tops basically consist of a section of a sphere with a rod. After spinning on its rounded body, the top flips over and continues spinning on the stem. The commonly...

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Main Authors: M. C. Ciocci, B. Malengier, B. Langerock, B. Grimonprez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/268537
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