A Halley revival: another look at two of his classical gunnery rules

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Authors Robert Kantrowitz, Michael M. Neumann

Publication date 23 February 2018

zbMATH Keywords

Lambert \(W\) functionlinear dragoptimal launch angleprojectile ballisticsquadratic dragTartaglia's inverse problemHalley's minimal energy problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Optimality conditions for problems involving ordinary differential equations (49K15) Variational principles of physics (49S05) One-variable calculus (26A06) General questions in geophysics (86A04)

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• Halley's minimal kinetic energy problem for projectile motion with drag quadratic in speed
• Extending Halley's problem: firing a mortar when there is air resistance
• Halley's Comment-Projectiles with Linear Resistance
• The envelope of projectile trajectories
• Launching a projectile to cover maximal area

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• Halley's Comment-Projectiles with Linear Resistance
• Extending Halley's problem: firing a mortar when there is air resistance
• An approximation model for projectile motion under air resistance proportional to a power of the speed
• Halley's minimal kinetic energy problem for projectile motion with drag quadratic in speed
• The envelope of projectile trajectories

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