# Erratum and Reformulation: On the Stem Curve of a Tall Palm in a Strong Wind

@article{Winter1996ErratumAR,
title={Erratum and Reformulation: On the Stem Curve of a Tall Palm in a Strong Wind},
author={Donald F. Winter},
journal={SIAM Rev.},
year={1996},
volume={38},
pages={485-486}
}
The remarkable resilience of tall, thin palms to bending in strong winds was investigated in [Winter, {\it SIAM Rev.}, 35 (1993), pp. 567--579]. Agreement between theory and informal data was fortuitous due to errors in the physics of the problem statement, which are identified herein. This note summarizes a reformulation that includes nonuniform mechanical stem properties of palms that distinguish them from dicotyledenous and coniferous trees. The generalization was prompted by comments of…
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