Re: [Phys-l] friction

[Herb Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@juno.com>]

Isn't it important to know the temperatures of bothe 
the ice and the granite ... as well as the weight and 
surface area of the granite and the ice to 
determine their coefficient of friction??

Herb   


On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:08:56 -0400 "Anthony Lapinski"
<Anthony_Lapinski@pds.org> writes:
> Does anyone know where I can find an extensive table of coefficients 
> of
> friction? Specifically, I want to know the coefficient of kinetic 
> friction
> for granite on ice (for a question about curling). Knowing the 
> track
> length, one can determine the initial speed of the stone. I've 
> searched
> the web for this value of mu, but could not find it.
>
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