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Vestn. Udmurtsk. Univ. Mat. Mekh. Komp. Nauki, 2012 Issue 1, Pages 120–132 (Mi vuu314)

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MECHANICS

On integrating the projectile motion equations of a heavy point in medium with height decreasing density

V. V. Chistyakov

Yaroslavl State Academy of Agriculture, Yaroslavl, Russia

Abstract: The resolvent method based on Legendre transformation was applied to integrate ballistic equations of a heavy point mass in inhomogeneous medium with the drag force being power-law with respect to speed, at that the coefficient of the drag force decreases linearly with height $y$. General expressions were obtained for resolvent function $a''_{bb}(b)$ with $a(b)$ being an intercept and $b=\operatorname{tg}\theta$, where $\theta$ is inclination angle. In the second order by gradient $c/m^{-1}$ of perturbative approach, the universal formulas for $\delta a''_{bb}(b)$-, $\delta x(b)$-, $\delta y(b)$-additions were derived. The case of Releigh resistance was considered particularly in frames of the method above and inhomogeneity influence on the motion was investigated. The falling of gravity $g(y)$ is taken into consideration too.

Keywords: Legendre transformation, resolvent function, power law air drag, linear density inhomogenity.

UDC: 531.55+514.85

MSC: 70E15, 34A26, 34A34

Received: 12.12.2011

DOI: 10.20537/vm120110



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