A homogeneous slab of thickness a is placed atop a fixed cylinder of radius R whose axis

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A homogeneous slab of thickness a is placed atop a fixed cylinder of radius R whose axis is horizontal. Show that the condition for stable equilibrium of the slab, assuming no slipping, is R > a/2. What is the frequency of small oscillations? Sketch the potential energy U as a function of the angular displacement θ. Show that there is a minimum at θ = 0 for R > a/2 but not for R < a/2.
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Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer

ISBN: 978-0471457282

6th Edition

Authors: Incropera, Dewitt, Bergman, Lavine

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