A Rigid Body on a Surface with Random Roughness

    2014, Volume 19, Number 3, pp.  296-309

    Author(s): Burlakov D., Treschev D. V.

    Consider an interval on a horizontal line with random roughness. With probability one it is supported at two points: one on the left, and another on the right from its center. We compute the probability distribution of the support points provided the roughness is fine grained. We also solve an analogous problem where a circle or a disk lies on a rough plane. Some applications in static are given.
    Keywords: rigid body, support with random roughness
    Citation: Burlakov D., Treschev D. V., A Rigid Body on a Surface with Random Roughness, Regular and Chaotic Dynamics, 2014, Volume 19, Number 3, pp. 296-309



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