21-51 Gianni Arioli, Hans Koch

Some reversing orbits for a rattleback model (1183K, pdf) Sep 29, 21

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Abstract. A physical rattleback is a toy that can exhibit counter-intuitive behavior when spun on a horizontal plate. Most notably, it can spontaneously reverse its direction of rotation. Using a standard mathematical model of the rattleback, we prove the existence of reversing motion, reversing motion combined with rolling, and orbits that exhibit such behavior repeatedly.

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