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Table of Contents
Tennis Science:

The Court and Equipment
The Tennis Court
The Tennis Ball
The Tennis Racquet

Basic Aerodynamics
Air is a Fluid
How Air Moves - Aerodynamics
Pressure
Density
Velocity
Acceleration
Viscosity
Friction
Boundary Layers
Laminar,Turbulence, Transition and Flow Separation
Science Laws for Flight

Forces
Weight
Lift
Magnus Effect
Thrust - Differences for Wings and Balls
Drag

Ball Physics:

Coefficients of Friction and Restitution

Biomechanics

The Technology:

Motion Capture and Analysis
Wind Tunnel
CFD


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Last modified: Sun Dec 7 18:09:15 PST 1997

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