Brachistochrone curve
id:
brachistochrone-curve-188-6787931
title:
Brachistochrone curve
text:
In physics and mathematics, a brachistochrone curve, or curve of fastest descent, is the one lying on the plane between a point A and a lower point B, where B is not directly below A, on which a bead slides frictionlessly under the influence of a uniform gravitational field to a given end point in the shortest time. The problem was posed by Johann Bernoulli in 1696. The brachistochrone curve is the same shape as the tautochrone curve; both are cycloids. However, the portion of the cycloid used f
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Fastest curve descent without friction
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachistochrone_curve
date created:
2003-01-20T20:47:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:50:36Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q529985","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q529985"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Brachistochrone_curve.gif","width":900,"height":675}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16