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On the rectilinear motion of an inextensible string

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In this paper we investigate the rectilinear motion of a string or chain with no bending stiffness, which is arranged in a straight line and bent double. We focus our attention on phenomena which are virtually possible at the kink and examine two mechanisms, one of which is dissipative and the other is not. The results of our calculations are compared with analogous computations in the literature.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    M. Kuipers

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Kuipers, M. On the rectilinear motion of an inextensible string. J Eng Math 13, 249–256 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00036673

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