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Query:

Subject: What is the equation for the lift of a spinning golf ball? Smooth ball?

Date: Tue May 25 20:53:37 1999
Posted by Matt Gessford
Grade level: 10-12 School: Midland High School
City: Midland State/Province: MI Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 927683617.Ph
Message:

I am researching the reasons behind the dimples on golf balls 
for a calculus project, and I need to know the equations.  I 
also read somewhere that these equations have never been solved, 
is this true?  Thank you.


Re: What is the equation for the lift of a spinning golf ball? Smooth ball?

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