Baserunner's optimal path (Q968797)
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Baserunner's optimal path (English)
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10 May 2010
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As a nice example of recreational mathematics (quite of considerable educational value, too), the authors show how to determine the shortest path for a home-run in baseball, under the restriction of the game's actual rules. Highly recommendable due to the various mathematical aspects involved.
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baseball modelling
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minimal surface
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finite difference method
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path optimization
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