Magnus Effect

The Magnus effect is the effect in which one can observe a ball or cylinder curving from its initial path of motion through the air. Contents

   1 The Magnus Effect
       1.1 A Mathematical Model
       1.2 A Computational Model
   2 Examples
       2.1 Simple
       2.2 Middling
       2.3 Difficult
   3 Connectedness
   4 History
   5 See also
       5.1 Further reading
       5.2 External links
   6 References

The Magnus Effect

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The Magnus Effect is the lift force created on a rotating spherical or cylindrical object about an axis as it moves through a fluid. The force is perpendicular to the forward motion and causes the object to deviate from its standard flight path.

A Mathematical Model

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The Magnus effect is an application of Bernoulli's theorem. This theorem states that if a fluid has velocity v, the pressure p of that fluid is equal to 1rv^2, with r being the constant fluid density. Since the pressure is normal to the surface of an object, the upward component is -sin(q)p(q). If we integrate the pressure times the surface area of a cylinder with radius r, we get the lift:

F_p = -(rho*Gamma)/4 (1+1/r^2)

If we say r = 1, the net lift can be shown as:

L = -rho*v_0*Gamma

This is the Magnus effect.

A Computational Model

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A computational model of the Magnus effect can be observed by this graphic created in VPython: Magnus effect [1]

Examples

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Connectedness

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The Magnus effect can be seen perhaps most commonly in the world of sports. In baseball, pitchers very their grip, release, and pressure placed on each finger in an effort to maximize the Magnus effect and achieve large levels of break on their pitches.

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