Applied Math Seminar

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Physics of Cycling

Speaker: Christophe Clanet, CNRS, LadHyX, Ecole Polytechnique

Location: TBA

Date: Friday, December 11, 2020, 4:10 p.m.

Synopsis:

In his correspondence with the poet Alfred Le Poittevin, Gustave Flaubert writes, "Anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough." We will try to see if Flaubert is correct while looking at cycling races through the eyes of physicists. The question we will target is "How does the rider optimize his speed for a given topography and weather condition?" 

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