The theory of the top Technical applications of the theory of the top / Volume IV :
The Theory of the Top. Volume IV. Technical Applications of the Theory of the Top is the fourth and final volume in a series of self-contained English translations of the classic and definitive treatment of rigid body motion. Key features: * Complete and unabridged presentation with recent advances...
| Main Author: | Klein, Felix, 1849-1925 |
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| Other Authors: | Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1868-1951, SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[New York, NY] :
[Birkhauser],
[2014]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 248 pages) : illustrations. |
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Table of Contents:
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- v. IV
- Technical Applications of the Theory of the Top
- ch. IX
- Technical applications
- Sect;1.
- most important formula in the theory of the top. Generalities on stabilization by the gyroscopic effect
- Sect;2.
- Gyroscopic effects in railway operation
- Sect;3.
- torpedo guidance apparatus. The Whitehead and Howell torpedoes
- Sect;4.
- Schlick gyroscopic ship stabilizer. Generalities and theory
- Sect;5.
- Specialized discussion of the effect of the ship stabilizer
- Sect;6.
- Results and practical experience with the ship stabilizer
- Sect;7.
- gyroscopic compass
- Sect;8.
- Stability of the bicycle
- Sect;9.
- On alleged and actual gyroscopic effects for the Laval turbine
- Sect;10.
- Miscellaneous applications
- A.
- Single-rail trains
- 1.
- suspension railway
- 2.
- monorail system
- 3.
- system of Brennan and Scherl
- B.
- Nautical applications
- 4.
- paddle steamer
- 5.
- turbine steamer
- 6.
- gyroscopic horizon
- 7.
- Remarks on aeronautics
- C.
- Ballistics
- 8.
- dynamic-hydrodynamic problem
- 9.
- general empirical facts of ballistics and the role of gyroscopic effects.