| The Physics of
Baseball Alan M. Nathan Department of Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 The contents of this page are ©2007 Alan M. Nathan |
Comparing Baseball Trajectories at Coors and Fenway. A brief description of the forces on a ball in flight, how thoses forces differ at Coors, and their effect on the flight of both pitched and batted baseballs.
Boston Globe story from Saturday October 27, 2007 entitled "In the thick of the series, thin air may toss Sox a curve," by Colin Nickerson.
NPR Broadcast from Saturday October 27, 2007 on All Things Considered entitled "Baseball Humidor Aids Fair Play in Denver." Click on "Listen" to hear a short interview I did with Andrea Seabrook regarding both the effect of altitude and the storage of baseballs in a humidor.
Influence of a humidor on the aerodynamics of baseballs, an article recently written by Edmund Meyer and John Bohn from the University of Colorado. They report careful measurements of the effect of humidity on the size and weight of a baseball.