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Domino Waves

arXiv:0707.2618 · doi:10.1137/S0036144504414505

Abstract

Motivated by a proposal of Daykin (Problem 71-19*, SIAM Review 13 (1971) 569), we study the wave that propagates along an infinite chain of dominoes and find the limiting speed of the wave in an extreme case.

10 pages, 5 figures