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The physics of skiing : skiing at the Triple Point
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- Creator
- David Lind, Scott P. Sanders
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- Language
- English
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- Woodbury, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, [1997]
- ©1997
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781563963193, 1563963191
- OCLC
- ocm35095801
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index.
- Ch. 1. Introduction: At the Triple Point -- Ch. 2. Snow: The Playing Field -- Ch. 3. Equipment: Properties and Performance -- Ch. 4. Alpine Skiing Techniques: Gliding, Wedging, and Carving -- Ch. 5. Interactive Dynamics of Alpine Maneuvers -- Ch. 6. High-Performance Skiing -- Ch. 7. Nordic Track, Cross-Country, and Adventure Skiing -- Ch. 8. Friction: Glide and Grab -- Ch. 9. Epilogue: Physics, Skiing, and the Future -- Technote 1. Thermodynamics of Phase Changes -- Technote 2. Ski Loading and Flexure on a Groomed Snow Surface -- Technote 3. The Loads on a Running Ski -- Technote 4. Geometry of the Edged and Flexed Ski -- Technote 5. The Dynamics of Carving a Turn -- Technote 6. Up-and-Down Unweighting -- Technote 7. Analysis of Prejumping -- Technote 8. Aerodynamic Drag -- Technote 9. The Brachistocrone Problem: The Path of Quickest Descent -- Technote 10. Pumping to Increase Velocity -- Technote 11. The Skier as an Inverted Pendulum -- Technote 12. Ski Flexure in Uncompacted Snow -- Technote 13. Meltwater Lubrication