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    The Physics of Baseball: Third Edition, Revised, Updated, and Expanded

    By Robert K. Adair

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    About this ebook

    Blending scientific fact and sports trivia, Robert Adair examines what a baseball or player in motion does-and why. How fast can a batted ball go? What effect do stitch patterns have on wind resistance? How far does a curve ball break? Who reaches first base faster after a bunt, a right- or left-handed batter? The answers are often surprising—and always illuminating.

    This newly revised third edition considers recent developments in the science of sport such as the neurophysiology of batting, bat vibration, and the character of the "sweet spot." Faster pitchers, longer hitters, and enclosed stadiums also get a good, hard scientific look to determine their effects on the game.

    Filled with anecdotes about famous players and incidents, The Physics of Baseball provides fans with fascinating insights into America's favorite pastime.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 20, 2015
    ISBN9780062407825
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    • 5/5
      Well researched and smartly written book, you don't have to be a "deep-thinking" baseball fan or a SABRE die-hard to enjoy it. The information is really interesting, and definitely makes you see the game a little bit differently. Recommended.
    • 4/5
      There is a review of this book on-site that says 'If the title sounds like something you would like, then it probably is." I agree. The nice thing about it is the fact that the modeling of physical systems involved in pitching and hitting is pretty imprecise. A lot of slack is used in the discussions, but the limits of how far a ball can be hit are good solid estimates. The question of how far a ball can be hit is answered logically and sequentially considering the elasticity of the ball and bat, swing and pitch speeds, air resistance, humidity and the Magnus force. It adds up to about 545-550 feet as you keep adding in more and more ideal situations. The fact most people miss is that there is a point where the wood will start to deform and crush instead of transferring energy to the ball. The Magnus force is the force that makes a golf ball rise from its backspin creating vortices of high pressure under the ball and low pressure above it. If that was a scary sentence then this is not the book for you. On the other hand, if a detailed analysis of the nodes and antinodes of a vibrating bat or the angles, spin, air pressure differences and velocities of the different pitches sounds like fun, then its meat and potatoes time.
    • 4/5
      I started out as a physics major in college, so this book was a natural for me. Warning -- if you didn't like science in school, this probably isn't the book for you.
    • 3/5
      This book is exactly what it sounds like—maybe a little more reader-friendly than you'd expect, but all the equations are there. If the title alone makes you think you'd be interested by the contents, then you probably will be.