Hannay's hoop revisited beyond asymptotics
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Abstract
A frictionless bead sliding on a rotating hoop is a classic example of an anholonomic system. Hannay's hoop has been studied in the asymptotic limit of very slow rotations. We study this system for \textit{arbitrary} rotations and elucidate the Hannay angle by computing the forces on the bead in both inertial and rotating frames. We consider ellipses, stadia and generalize to higher dimensions. We describe experimental realizations of the hoop anholonomy.
Authors
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Hwan Bae
The College of Wooster
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John F. Lindner
The College of Wooster, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691