free fall model (air drag)

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mathematical model

Available identifiers

MaRDI QIDQ6675406

mathematical model for the fall of objects, including the aerodynamic drag and assuming a uniform gravitational field

List of contained entities

free fall equation (air drag)	$\begin{array}{ccc}\dot{x}& =& v\\ \dot{v}& =& -g+\frac{1}{2m}\rho C_{D}A{v}^2\end{array}$	physical law
	$A$ represents cross section
	$C_D$ represents drag coefficient
	$\rho$ represents density of air
	$g$ represents gravitational acceleration
	$m$ represents free fall mass
	$t$ represents time
	$v$ represents free fall velocity
	$x$ represents free fall height
free fall initial condition	$\begin{array}{ccc}x(t=0)& =& x_0\\ v(t=0)& =& v_0\end{array}$	initial condition
	$t$ represents time
	$v$ represents free fall velocity
	$v_0$ represents free fall initial velocity
	$x$ represents free fall height
	$x_0$ represents free fall initial height
free fall solution (air drag)	$\begin{array}{ccc}x(t)& =& x_0+v_{0}t-\frac{v_{\mathrm{\infty }}^2}{g}\ln \cosh \left(\frac{gt}{v_{\mathrm{\infty }}}\right)\\ v(t)& =& v_0+v_{\mathrm{\infty }}\tanh \left(\frac{gt}{v_{\mathrm{\infty }}}\right)\end{array}$	analytical solution
	$v_0$ represents free fall initial velocity
	$x_0$ represents free fall initial height
	$t$ represents time
	$g$ represents gravitational acceleration
	$v_{\mathrm{\infty }}$ represents free fall terminal velocity
	$x$ represents free fall height
	$v$ represents free fall velocity

List of computational tasks

free fall determine time

free fall determine velocity

List of assumptions

uniform gravitational acceleration

Mathematical models specializing free fall model (air drag)

free fall model (vacuum)	assumes	vanishing air density
free fall model (vacuum)	assumes	vanishing drag coefficient

Related URL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_fall
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140028

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