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Water cataracts and the “shortest-time descent” curve (Brachistochrone) as one natural phenomenon

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Published in 2025 at "AIP Advances"

DOI: 10.1063/5.0253849

Abstract: This article unveils the connection between design in nature and a classic mathematics problem from 1696 to 1697: the brachistochrone. Some flow designs seem to act as obstacles to flow (cataracts, waterfalls, and roll waves),… read more here.

Keywords: brachistochrone; one natural; shortest time; time descent ... See more keywords