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The Physics of Skiing

Skiing at the Triple Point

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  • © 2004

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  1. David A. Lind

    1. University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  2. Scott P. Sanders

    1. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction: At the Triple Point

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 1-10

  3. Snow: The Playing Field

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 11-43

  4. Equipment: Properties and Performance

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 44-77

  5. Alpine Skiing Techniques: Gliding, Wedging, and Carving

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 78-110

  6. Interactive Dynamics of Alpine Maneuvers

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 111-128

  7. High-Performance Skiing

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 129-147

  8. Nordic Skiing: Running the Tracks

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 148-158

  9. Adventure Skiing

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 159-171

  10. Friction: Glide and Grab

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 172-188

  11. Epilogue: Physics, Skiing, and the Future

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 189-194

  12. Thermodynamics of Phase Changes

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 195-200

  13. Ski Loading and Flexure on a Groomed Snow Surface

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 201-203

  14. The Loads on a Running Ski

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 204-205

  15. Geometry of the Edged and Flexed Ski

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 206-207

  16. The Dynamics of Carving a Turn

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 208-214

  17. Up-and-Down Unweighting

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 215-217

  18. Analysis of Prejumping

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 218-220

  19. Aerodynamic Drag

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 221-227

  20. The Brachistochrone Problem: The Path of Quickest Descent

    • David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders
    Pages 228-230
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About this book

Just over ten years ago when the first drafts of this book were being written, and even more so a few years after that as it was making its way through the publication process, alpine skiing was experiencing what eventually became a complete revolution in equipment and tech­ nique: "shaped" or "parabolic" skis completely took over the market, and even relatively beginning skiers expected to carve graceful turns as they schussed down the slopes. Re-reading our work with an eye to revision, we have been surprised to see how our focus on the physics of skiing in the first edition al­ lowed us to recognize the fundamental importance of what were then quite novel changes in equipment and technique. The essence of the enhancement offered by shaped skis is their greater sidecut radius. Our original discussion (then and now in Chapters 3 and 4) of the crucial role that a ski's sidecut plays in carving a turn caused us to write, for the most part, as if the shaped ski had always been in existence. Sim­ ilarly, our interest in the geometry ofthe sidecut allowed us to discuss snowboards in some detail as well, for the key to their ability to "shred" down the mountain is their deep sidecut.

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Review by L. W. Moore, formerly, University of Kentucky

"Lind (emer., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder) and Sanders (Univ. of New Mexico) offer this new edition, which retains the virtues noted in the review of the original (CH, Jun'97), derived from the serious application of physics to the enhancement of the understanding and experience of skiing. Skiers will find practical information with or without recourse to the (admittedly demanding) underlying physics. Teachers of physics will find an excellent primary or supplementary text detailing the physics of snow as well as a practical--dare we say, cool--demonstration of mechanical and aerodynamic principles. Historians of technology will find a case study of the application of scientific knowledge to the improvement of an originally "cut and try" technology. That prime demographic audience of physicists who also ski will find this book, naturally, definitive ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty."

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    David A. Lind

  • University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

    Scott P. Sanders

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Physics of Skiing

  • Book Subtitle: Skiing at the Triple Point

  • Authors: David A. Lind, Scott P. Sanders

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4345-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-00722-9Published: 18 March 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-1834-5Published: 29 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-4345-6Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 270

  • Topics: Physics, general, Human Physiology

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