Kinematic trajectories extracted from AI-generated videos agree strongly with analytical resistive-force models, with coefficients of determination exceeding R² > 0.99 across three regimes¶
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q2 i? Non-linear least-squares fits of video-extracted position data to constant friction, linear drag, and quadratic drag models yielded R² values above 0.99 in all three cases. → Laura B. Alvarado-Cruz 2026
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Laura B. Alvarado-Cruz 2026¶
Laura B. Alvarado-Cruz, Josep Ll. Suñer, Pedro Yuste, Juan C. Castro-Palacio, Juan A. Monsoriu, and Francisco M. Muñoz-Pérez. (2026). From Prompts to Physical Laws: A Generative AI Workflow for Engineering Physics Education. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.19400 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2609.19400
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Numerical fitting results reported in the Results and discussion section for three AI-generated scenarios (sliding block, sphere in glycerin, skydiver), each fitted to its analytical model via Excel Solver. The article reports that "the coefficients of determination exceedR 2 >0.99" across all three regimes.
"In all cases, the recovered parameters fall within ranges reported in the literature, and the coefficients of determination exceedR 2 >0.99, indicating a strong agreement between the synthetic trajectories and the analytical models."
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Related Claims¶
- The constant-friction AI video yields a fitted friction coefficient (µ ≈ 0.169) consistent with literature values for wood on smooth or waxed surfaces — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- The quadratic-drag AI video yields a fitted drag coefficient (CD ≈ 3.18) within the literature range reported for skydivers — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- The linear-drag AI video yields a fitted glycerin viscosity (≈ 0.234 Pa·s) consistent with an aqueous glycerin solution of about 85% by weight — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Kinematic trajectories extracted from AI-generated videos agree strongly with analytical resistive-force models, with coefficients of determination exceeding R² > 0.99 across three regimes |
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Kinematic trajectories extracted from AI-generated videos agree strongly with analytical resistive-force models, with coefficients of determination exceeding R² > 0.99 across three regimes |
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