| 单词 | curve of pursuit |
| 释义 | > as lemmascurve of pursuit curve of pursuit n. the figure described by a point whose motion is at each instant directed towards another point which is also moving; the figure described by a number of such points.A common problem in which such curves arise, especially in early sources, is that of determining the path taken by a ship that is pursuing another ship. ΚΠ 1752 J. Turner Math. Exercises iv. 121 The Curve described by the Man of War on the Surface of the Water..will be the known, or common Curve of Pursuit. 1871 P. G. Tait & W. J. Steele Dynamics of Particle (ed. 3) i. §32 Illustrations..are to be found in what are called Curves of Pursuit. These questions arose from the consideration of the path taken by a dog who in following his master always directs his course towards him. 1928 Amer. Math. Monthly 35 422 This suggests a graphic method of mapping the family of curves of pursuit. 2007 P. J. Nahin Chases & Escapes ii. 44 Even Hathaway could not find an analytical expression for the curve of pursuit. < as lemmas |
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