Baserunner's optimal path (Q968797)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5706106
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    Baserunner's optimal path
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5706106

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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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