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arxiv: 1110.2360 · v1 · pith:HS2BSJB4new · submitted 2011-10-11 · ⚛️ physics.flu-dyn

An Instability in a Straightening Chain

J. A. Hanna , H. King This is my paper
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We briefly discuss an arch-like structure that forms and grows during the rapid straightening of a chain lying on a table. This short note accompanies a fluid dynamics video submission (V029) to the APS DFD Gallery of Fluid Motion 2011.

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