Yutaka SHIMOMURA
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- Research Field :
- Physics
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- Specific Research Topic :
- Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics
Research Description
Motions of Spinning Bodies
Material
Dynamics of a spinnig egg
Dynamics of a spinnig egg
Selected Journal Publications
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Mitsui T., Aihara K., Terayama C., Kobayashi H.and Shimomura Y.(2006) Can a spinning egg really jump? Proc R Soc A462: 2897-2905
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Shimomura Y., Branicki M. and Moffatt H. K. (2005) Dynamics of an axisymmetric body spinning on a horizontal surface. II. Self-induced jumping. Proc R Soc A461: 1753-1774
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Moffatt H. K., Shimomura Y. and Branicki M. (2004) Dynamics of an axisymmetric body spinning on a horizontal surface. I. Stability and the gyroscopic approximation. Proc R Soc A460: 3643–3672
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Moffatt H. K. and Shimomura Y. (2002) Spinning eggs - a paradox resolved. Nature416: 385-386