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The Enticing World of Quantized Wheels Eduardo de Campos Valadares
DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS EXATAS
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS (UFMG), BRAZIL Work sponsored by CNPq (Brazilian funding agency)
Photograph by Michael Lisnet
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INCT Nanomateriais de carbono (CNPq,Fapemig)
GEOMETRICAL QUANTIZATION : CARBON NANOTUBES
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1) J. R. Regester , “ A Long and bumpy road,” Phys. Teach. 35, 232–233 (1997). 3) E. C. Valadares , Physics, Fun, and Beyond ( Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2006), pp. 45–48. 4) L. Hall and S. Wagon , “ Roads and wheels,” Math. Mag. 65(5), 283–301 (1992). 5) N. H. Klein “ Square wheel,” Am. J. Phys. 61, 893–896 (1993). 6) L. Takacs “ The square wheel revisited,” Am. J. Phys. 62, 1141–1144 (1994).
E.C. Valadares, Phys. World 12, 64 (1999).
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Basics: Periodic road: y(x+T) = y(x)
The center of mass of the wheel (C) must move along a horizontal trajectory and must remain directly above the contact point P
(CP=R(x)), hence: y(x)+ R(x) = c constant.
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Coordinates of the wheel (P)
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Translational symmetry must match rotational symmetry:
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HOW DO YOU GET THE WHEELS IF YOU KNOW THE ROAD PROFILE y(x)?
The radius of the wheels: R(x)= cl – y(x) (l=1,2,3...)
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HOW DO YOU GET THE ROAD PROFILE y(x) FOR A
GIVEN WHEEL ?
1) FIRST DETERMINE THE CENTER OF MASS OF THE WHEEL;
2) NEXT CALCULATE THE MAXIMUM RADIUS (THIS WILL BE THE
CONSTANT C);
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y(x) = R – R𝑔𝑛cosh (𝑘𝑛- 𝑥
𝑅𝑔𝑛), n=4 (CATENARY)
where 𝑔𝑛 = cos(π
𝑛) e 𝑘𝑛= ln(
Acknowledgements: Prof. Carlos Escobar (Fermilab)
1+sin (π/𝑛)𝑔
𝑛)
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What about l=1 (the ground state)?
l=1 (“teardrop”), l=2 (“onion”), l=3 (“shield”)
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DYNAMICS OF THE WHEELS (CORRESPONDENCE PRINCIPLE)
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OTHER ROADS AND WHEELS I- Elliptical wheels and beyond
Design
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II. SINUSOIDAL ROADS
Generalization: roadbeds described in
terms of a discrete Fourier series.
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III. “THORNY” ROADS
Tiles
Saw-tooth (symmetric) profile
l =2, 3,45, 6 and 13
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ASSYMETRIC SAW-TOOTH ROAD
Can we use these wheels to roll smoothly on stairs?
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THE WHEELS FOR A STAIR DO NOT MATCH IT! THEY WILL CRASH INTO THE ROAD, AS THE VETEX OF A TRIANGULAR WHEEL OR A FIVE-POINTED STAR WILL DO! WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THEM?
POSSIBLE
APPLICATIONS:
High speed printing
presses and cams
in machinery
Use them in a press
to create periodic
roadbeds pulling a
clay slab, for
instance.
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The wheels can fire imagination!
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Surface Physics Lab ( DF-UFMG)
Biophysics Lab (DF-UFMG) Nanospectroscopy Lab (DF-UFMG)
Innovation and Prototyping Lab (DF-UFMG)
Can they inspire new approaches to research?
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MY GRAAL: THE ROAD FOR THE HEART!
My starting point: the cardioid
The “excited states” of the road are conjoined hearts!
How about making a huge wheel that embraces all
our hearts?
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!