Do bands in Foldit behave like simple springs?
| Case number: | 845813-992662 |
| Topic: | Game: Tools |
| Opened by: | jeff101 |
| Status: | Closed |
| Assigned: | Anonymous |
| Priority: | 3 |
| Type: | Question |
| Opened on: | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 03:20 |
| Last modified: | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 12:32 |
Do bands in Foldit behave like simple springs?
Do they obey Hooke's Law with
force F=-k(x-xo) and potential energy PE=(1/2)k(x-xo)^2 ?
Is k proportional to the Strength of the band ?
Is x the present Length of the band ?
Is xo the GoalLength of the band?
Just curious.
Thanks!
Tue, 05/15/2012 - 09:24
#2
http://fold.it/portal/node/991315 seems to be your post about the bands. I just voted in favor of it.
Tue, 05/15/2012 - 12:32
#3
| Status: Open » Closed |
question answered - post closed - jeff poster was unable to find earlier posts on the same subject
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No they don't. Allways equal force. A while ago I posted feedback requesting real rubber bands.