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Hyperphysics: Static Friction
written by Carl Rod Nave
This site from Hyperphysics offers a detailed description of static friction. Several graphs show the relationship between applied force and frictional force for an object resting on a surface.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/frict2.html#sta%20
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Motion, Forces, and Energy
- Applications of Newton's Laws
= Friction
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- Lower Undergraduate
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Keywords: coefficient of friction, friction, kinetic friction, resistance, rolling friction, static friction
Record Creator: Metadata instance created July 18, 2008 by Logan Hancock
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when Cataloged:		 October 16, 2006
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C. Nave, Hyperphysics: Static Friction (2006), WWW Document, (http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/frict2.html#sta%20).
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C. Nave, Hyperphysics: Static Friction (2006), <http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/frict2.html#sta%20>.
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Nave, C. (2006, October 16). Hyperphysics: Static Friction. Retrieved May 18, 2013, from http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/frict2.html#sta%20
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Nave, Carl Rod. Hyperphysics: Static Friction. October 16, 2006. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/frict2.html#sta%20 (accessed 18 May 2013).
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Nave, Carl Rod. Hyperphysics: Static Friction. 2006. 16 Oct. 2006. 18 May 2013 <http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/frict2.html#sta%20>.
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