Publication details
The IYPT and the 'Ring Oiler' problem
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | European Journal of Physics |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6404/ab6414 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ab6414 |
| Keywords | Physics competition; IYPT; mechanics |
| Description | The International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT) continued in 2018 in Beijing, China and 2019 in Warsaw, Poland with its 31st and 32nd editions. The IYPT is a modern scientific competition for teams of high school students, also known as the Physics World Cup. It involves long-term theoretical and experimental work focused on solving 17 publicly announced open-ended problems in teams of five. On top of that, teams have to present their solutions in front of other teams and a scientific jury, and get opposed and reviewed by their peers. Here we present a brief information about the competition with a specific focus on one of the IYPT 2018 tasks, the 'Ring Oiler'. This seemingly simple mechanical problem appeared to be of such a complexity that even the dozens of participating teams and jurying scientists were not able to solve all of its subtleties. |
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