Motion of a ball-bearing in a bowl
- Author:
- A. G. Gomez (agg29@ou.ac.uk)
- Topic:
- Equations
Mathematical model of the motion of a ball-bearing (or small metallic ball) in a bowl. The ball-bearing is modelled as a particle (so that the rolling aspect of the motion is ignored). It is assumed that the surface of the bowl is frictionless and that there is no air resistance.