2005/11/07 by Peter Chudinov, Chudinov, Peter
Physics and Astronomy · #Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #physics.class-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0511059
The paper was published in the Proceedings of the Fourth Okunev's Readings, June 2004, St. Petersburg, Russia
arxiv created 2005/11/07 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
A classic problem of the motion of a point mass (projectile) thrown at an angle to the horizon is reviewed. The air drag force is taken into account with the drag factor assumed to be constant. Analytic approach is used for investigation. Simple analytical formulas are used for the constructing the envelope of the family of the point mass trajectories. The equation of envelope is applied for determination of maximum range of flight. The motion of a baseball is presented as an example.