%0 Journal Article
%T Impact of the Drag Force and the Magnus Effect on the Trajectory of a Baseball
%A Haiduke Sarafian
%J World Journal of Mechanics
%P 49-58
%@ 2160-0503
%D 2015
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wjm.2015.54006
%X We consider the impact of drag force and the Magnus effect on the motion
of a baseball. Quantitatively we show how the speed-dependent drag coefficient
alters the trajectory of the ball. For the Magnus effect we envision a scenario
where the rotation of the ball confines the Magnus force to the vertical plane;
gravity, drag force and the Magnus force make a trio-planar system. We
investigate the interplay of these forces on the trajectories.
%K Drag Force
%K Magnus Effect
%K Spinning Ball
%K Baseball
%K Nonlinear Physics
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%K Mathematica&lt
%K /i&gt
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=55623