Hi guys, here's another one: with all these complicating factors of wind, current, boat design... can we always say that the most energy-efficient route from one point to another (assuming homogeneous conditions, of course) is in a straight over-the-ground course between the 2 points? It seems intuitively that it should be so, but on further thought not obvious. How about it, you physicists out there? e Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Oct 02 1999 - 14:56:42 PDT
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