Rotating rod and ball

DOI10.1016/J.JMAA.2023.128018arXiv2208.09252MaRDI QIDQ6180472FDOQ6180472

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Publication date: 19 January 2024

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider a mechanical system consisting on an infinite rod (a straight line) and a ball (a massless point) on the plane. The rod rotates uniformly around one of its points. The ball is reflected elastically when colliding with the rod, and moves freely between consecutive hits. A sliding motion along the rod is also allowed. We prove the existence and uniqueness of the motion with given position and velocity at a certain time instant. We prove that only 5 kinds of motion are possible: a billiard motion; a sliding motion; a billiard motion followed by sliding; a sliding motion followed by a billiard one; and a constant motion when the ball is at the center of rotation. The asymptotic behaviors of time intervals between consecutive hits and of distances between the points of hits on the rod are determined.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.09252

zbMATH Keywords

existenceuniquenessgrazingslidingasymptotic solutionelastic impactrotating rodmoving-boundary billiard

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Collision of rigid or pseudo-rigid bodies (70F35) Dynamical systems with singularities (billiards, etc.) (37C83)

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