Dissipative shocks in a chain fountain

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVE.89.053201arXiv1402.6360WikidataQ51018740 ScholiaQ51018740MaRDI QIDQ6249331FDOQ6249331

Publication date: 25 February 2014

Abstract: The fascinating and anomalous behaviour of a chain that instead of falling straight down under gravity, first rises and then falls, acquiring a steady shape in space that resembles a fountain's sprinkle, has recently attracted both popular and academic interest. The paper presents a complete mathematical solution of this problem, whose distinctive feature is the introduction of a number of dissipative shocks which can be resolved exactly.

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