How Good Can We Get? Using mathematical models to predict the future of athletics

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Track and field world records have risen and fallen throughout the history of the sport. A recent rash of record-breaking performances has prompted the question: "How good can we get?". This article offers a review of several attempts to answer this question, based on mathematical modeling of key physiological processes. The predictions are compared with present-day world records, and a discussion of the future of athletics ensues...
9pp, LaTeX (no figures); to appear in "Athletics: Canada's National Track and Field / Running Magazine"

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/87492

Consulte el texto completo en el siguiente enlace:

https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9803034
 http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9803034
 Athletics: Canada's National Track and Field / Running Magazine (April/May 1998)

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