Recent content by Disgrntld

Oh, yes, the circle has mass. That was silly of me.

MikeyW, I'm interested in the generic case, just some circle of radius r. I honestly don't know how the size would affect it, but if the dynamics of the system change past some massive size, I'm interested in the smaller case. By linear force, I meant forces parallel to the slope of the ground...

Given a circle with a point mass attached, what is the relationship between the linear force and the force of static friction as it rolls without slipping? Each force diagram I made (http://imgur.com/a/xK8i1) seems a plausible place to start: a makes no torque, b makes no linear force, c makes...