Shape of a Ponytail and the Statistical Physics of Hair Fiber Bundles

A general continuum theory for the distribution of hairs in a bundle is developed, treating individual fibers as elastic filaments with random intrinsic curvatures. Applying this formalism to the iconic problem of the ponytail, the combined effects of bending elasticity, gravity, and orientational disorder are recast as a differential equation for the envelope of the bundle, in which the compressi

[asrite]

イグノーベル賞2012物理学賞「髪型のポニーテールにおいて髪に働く力の解析」のAbstract。論文はhttp://arxiv.org/pdf/1204.0371v1.pdf

[riocampos2]

受賞しましたねw RT @jineoo0: 今年のイグノーベル賞候補「ポニーテールの物理:Shape of a Ponytail and the Statistical Physics of Hair Fiber Bundles」

[symphonicworks]

ポニーテールの物理学／特徴のある曲線をえがくポニーテールの形状を説明する方程式が見いだされた。／ニュートン http://t.co/0ReqKF94 元論文

[ichan]

しかも物理学の最高峰PRLかよ