Scott P. Sanders: The Physics of Skiing

Cover: 9780387007229 | The Physics of Skiing | Skiing at the Triple Point | Sanders (u. a.)

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Beschreibung

Just over ten years ago when the first drafts of this book were being written, and even more so a few years after that as it was making its way through the publication process, alpine skiing was experiencing what eventually became a complete revolution in equipment and tech nique: "shaped" or "parabolic" skis completely took over the market, and even relatively beginning skiers expected to carve graceful turns as they schussed down the slopes. Re-reading our work with an eye to revision, we have been surprised to see how our focus on the physics of skiing in the first edition al lowed us to recognize the fundamental importance of what were then quite novel changes in equipment and technique. The essence of the enhancement offered by shaped skis is their greater sidecut radius. Our original discussion (then and now in Chapters 3 and 4) of the crucial role that a ski's sidecut plays in carving a turn caused us to write, for the most part, as if the shaped ski had always been in existence. Sim ilarly, our interest in the geometry ofthe sidecut allowed us to discuss snowboards in some detail as well, for the key to their ability to "shred" down the mountain is their deep sidecut.

Zusammenfassung

The new edition will include a chapter on biomechanics & physiology of
skiing. Other chapters will be revised and brought up to date. The
discussion of alpine skiing will include a discussion of the new
"turning" skiis.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction: At the Triple Point.- 2 Snow: The Playing Field.- 3 Equipment: Properties and Performance.- 4 Alpine Skiing Techniques: Gliding, Wedging, and Carving.- 5 Interactive Dynamics of Alpine Maneuvers.- 6 High-Performance Skiing.- 7 Nordic Skiing: Running the Tracks.- 8 Adventure Skiing.- 9 Friction: Glide and Grab.- 10 Epilogue: Physics, Skiing, and the Future.- Technote 1 Thermodynamics of Phase Changes.- Technote 2 Ski Loading and Flexure on a Groomed Snow Surface.- Technote 3 The Loads on a Running Ski.- Technote 4 Geometry of the Edged and Flexed Ski.- Technote 5 The Dynamics of Carving a Turn.- Technote 6 Up-and-Down Unweighting.- Technote 7 Analysis of Prejumping.- Technote 8 Aerodynamic Drag.- Technote 9 The Brachistochrone Problem.- Technote 10 Pumping to Increase Velocity.- Technote 11 The Skier as an Inverted Pendulum.- Technote 12 Ski Flexure in Uncompacted Snow.- Technote 13 Meltwater Lubrication.- Glossary of Commonly Used Notations and Symbols.- Units and Conversions.- Physics.- Snow.- Ski Mechanics.- Friction and Waxing.- Backcountry Skiing.- Biomechanics and Mountain Medicine.- Handbooks, Guides, and Symposia.- Bibliography of Authored and Edited Sources.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2004
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema:	Populäre Darstellungen
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	xviii 270 S.
ISBN-13:	9780387007229
ISBN-10:	0387007229
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Sanders, Scott P. Lind, David A.
Auflage:	2nd ed. 2004
Hersteller:	Springer US Springer New York Springer US, New York, N.Y.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	241 x 160 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Scott P. Sanders (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	18.03.2004
Gewicht:	0,606 kg

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