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Finding Equilibriums on a Cone with a Chain Loop
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[QUOTE="jfizzix, post: 5479624, member: 190322"] If we neglect friction then, I would guess that it resting in the horizontal plane is the only equilibrium point. Not wanting to get into the calculus of veriations, if I imagine just turning the gravity up to absurd levels, it seems like the chain would end up resting flat. Also, if we consider the set of chain positions of ellipses on the cone, then the circle in the horizontal plane is where the center of mass of the chain would be lowest (of that set), and where the chain would have a minimum total potential energy. But then, ellipses are just a small subset of possible ways to wrap a chain once around a cone. I'd be interested in knowing what the real answer is, though. [/QUOTE]
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