Undergraduate Math Club
Monday, April 22, 2019 - 5:15pm
Malott 532
Abstract: A falling cat tends to land on its feet, if given enough time, even for non-upright, non-rotating initial conditions. This poses an apparent paradox. The cat has access to no external torques, and therefore angular momentum is conserved and zero during the cat’s fall. How can the cat flip itself over?
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