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Rolling With Slipping

Key Concepts — Rolling With Slipping

01

Pure rolling: contact point is instantaneously at rest, so v = ωR.

02

Skidding: v > ωR (over-braking, locked wheel sliding).

03

Spinning: ωR > v (drive wheel spinning out, e.g. on ice).

04

Slipping speed at contact: v_slip = v − ωR.