Electricity and
Magnetism. R.C. Cross, Longman, Hawthorn (1976)
An
introduction to Alfven waves, R. C. Cross, Adam Hilger, (1988)
The Physics
and Technology of Tennis, H. Brody, R. Cross and C. Lindsey, Racquet Tech Publishing, (2002).
R. Cross,
Materials and Tennis Strings, Chapter 8 in Materials in sports equipment, Ed M.
Jenkins, Woodhead, Cambridge, (2003).
R. Cross and
S. Miller, Equipment and advanced performance, in Biomechanics of Advanced
Tennis Coaching, Elliott, Crespo and Reid (Eds), ITF Publishing (2003).
R. Cross and
C. Lindsey, Technical Tennis, Racquet
Tech Publishing, Vista, CA, USA (2005).
R.C. Cross, The dead spot of a tennis racquet, Am J Phys, 65, 754-764, (1997).
R.C. Cross, The trajectory of a ball in lawn bowls,
Am. J. Phys, 66, 735-738, (1998)
R.C. Cross, The sweet spot of a baseball bat, Am.
J. Phys. 66, 772-779 (1998)
R.C. Cross, The sweet spots of a tennis racquet , Sports
Engineering, 1, 63-78 (1998).
R.C. Cross, The bounce of a ball, Am. J. Phys. 67,
222-227 (1999).
R.C. Cross, Standing, walking, running and
jumping on a force plate, Am. J. Phys. 67, 304-309 (1999)
R.C. Cross, Dynamic properties of tennis
balls, Sports Engineering 2, 23-33 (1999).
R.C. Cross, Impact of a ball with a bat or
racket, Am. J. Phys. 67, 692-702 August (1999).
R. Cross, Effects of friction between the
ball and strings in tennis, Sports Engineering, Vol 3 Number 2, p85-97
(2000).
R. Cross, Flexible beam analysis of the effects
of string tension and frame stiffness on racket performance, Sports
Engineering, Vol 3 Number 2, p111-122 (2000).
R.C. Cross, The coefficient of restitution for
collisions of happy balls, unhappy balls and tennis balls, Am. J. Phys. 68,
1025-1031 (2000).
R. Cross, C.
Lindsey and D. Andruczyk, Laboratory
testing of tennis strings, Sports Engineering, 3, 219-230 (2000).
R. Cross, Response to ``Comment on the sweet
spot of a baseball bat", American Journal of Physics, 69, 231-232
(2001).
R. Cross, Customising a tennis racket by adding weights,
Sports Engineering, 4, 1-14 (2001).
R. Cross, Why bows get stiffer and racquets get softer
when the strings are added, Am. J. Phys, 69, 907-910 (2001).
R. Cross, The dual function of sand on a clay tennis
court, The Physics Teacher, 39, 330-331 (2001).
R. Cross, Measurements of the horizontal
coefficient of restitution for a superball and a tennis ball, Am. J. Phys.
70, 482-489 (2002).
R. Cross and
R. Bower, Measurements of
string tension in a tennis racquet, Sports Engineering, 4, 165-175 (2001).
R. Cross, Grip-slip behaviour of a bouncing ball, Am. J. Phys.
70,1093-1102 (2002).
R. Bower and
R. Cross, Player
sensitivity to changes in string tension in a tennis racquet, Jnl of
Science and Medicine in Sport, 6, 120-131 (2003).
R. Cross, Measurements of the horizontal and
vertical speeds of tennis courts, Sports Engineering,6, 95-111 (2003).
R. Cross, Oblique impact of a tennis ball on
the strings of a tennis racquet, Sports Engineering, 6, 235-254 (2003).
R. Cross, The physics of overarm throwing, Am
J. Phys. 72, 305-312, (2004).
R. Cross, Center of percussion of hand-held implements, Am J. Phys.
72, 622-630 (2004).
R. Cross, Physics
of ankle injuries, Medicine and Science in Tennis, 9, 7 (2004).
R. Bower and R. Cross,
String tension effects on tennis ball rebound speed and accuracy during playing
conditions, Journal of Sports Sciences, 23, 765-771 (2005).
R. Cross, A double
pendulum swing experiment: In search of a better bat, Am. J. Phys. 73,
330-339 (2005).
R. Cross, Increase
in friction force with sliding speed, Am. J. Phys, 73, 812-816 (2005).
R. Cross, Bounce of a spinning
ball near normal incidence, Am. J. Phys, 73, 914-920 (2005).
R. Cross and R. Bower, Effects
of swing-weight on swing speed and racket power, Journal of Sports Sciences
24, 23-30 (2006).
R. Cross and
A. Nathan, Scattering of a baseball
by a bat, Am. J. Phys, 74, 896-904 (2006).
R. Cross and
A. Nathan, Experimental study of
the gear effect in ball collisions, Am. J. Phys. 75, 658-664 (2007).
R. Cross, Cue and ball deflection (or “squirt”) in
billiards, Am. J. Phys. 76, 205-212 (2008).
R. Cross, Tennis physics, anyone? Physics
Today, 61(9) 84-85 (2008).
R. Bower and
R. Cross, Elite tennis player
sensitivity to changes in string tension and the effect on resulting
ball dynamics, Sports Engineering, (2008).
R. Cross, Mechanics of swinging a bat, Am. J.
Phys. 77, 36-43 (2009).
R. Cross and
A. Nathan, Performance vs moment of inertia
of sporting implements, Sports Technology, 2, 7-15 (2009).
R.C. Cross,
Interpreting positive Hall voltages in terms of electron rather than hole
motion. Am. J. Phys. 46, 771-2 (1978).
E. Kunhhardt
and R.C. Cross, Demonstration of dispersive effects. Am. J. Phys. 47, 429-30
(1979).
R.C. Cross
and G.A. Collins, Compensated RC integrators. Am. J. Phys. 49, 479-80 (1981).
R.C. Cross,
Demonstration of wave propagation in a periodic structure. Am. J. Phys. 53,
563-7 (1985).
R.C. Cross,
Current transformers. Am. J. Phys. 54, 1110-13 (1986).
R.C. Cross,
A simple measurement of string motion, Am. J. Phys. 56, 1047-8 (1988).
R.C. Cross,
Magnetic lines of force and rubber bands, Am. J. Phys. 57, 722-5 (1989).
R.C. Cross,
Role of the centrifugal force in vehicle roll, Am. J. Phys. 67, 447-8 (1999).
R.C. Cross,
Tension loss along a string, Am. J. Phys. 68, 1152-1153 (2000).
R. Cross, Fall and bounce of pencils and other
elongated objects, Am. J. Phys, 74, 26-30 (2006).
R. Cross, Aerodynamics of a party balloon,
The Physics Teacher, 45, 334-336 (2007).
R. Cross, Vertical bounce of two vertically
aligned balls, Am. J. Phys. 75, 1009-1016 (2007).
R. Cross, Forensic Physics 101: Falls from
a height, Am. J. Phys. 76, 833-837 (2008).
R. Cross, Differences between bouncing balls,
springs and rods, Am. J. Phys. 76, 908-915 (2008).
Racquet Tech Articles (www.racquettech.com)
C. Lindsey and R.
Cross, String testing, Racquet
Tech, 25, 4-20, June 2000.
R. Cross and C.
Lindsey, String test results: what do they mean? Racquet Tech, 25, 4-13, July 2000.
R. Cross, Do
strings affect power? Racquet Tech, 10-16, Sept 2000.
R. Cross, String gauges:
Are thin strings softer or stiffer? Racquet Tech, 26, 4-10, Feb 2001
R. Cross,
Measuring string tension: Part 1, Racquet Tech, 26, 4-8, June 2001
R. Cross,
Measuring string tension: Part 2, Racquet Tech, 26, 14-18, July 2001
R. Cross, Stretch
Tests on Strings, Racquet Tech, 26, 12-19, Sept 2001.
C. Lindsey and R.
Cross, Swingweight calculator, Racquet Tech, 26, 6-10, Dec 2001.
R. Cross and C.
Lindsey, How stiff is a stiff racquet? Racquet Tech, 26, 13-21, Dec 2001.
R. Cross and C.
Lindsey, Frame vibrations, Racquet Tech, 26, 14-17, Dec 2001.
R. Cross, Dwell
time, Racquet Tech, 28, 10-12, May 2003.
R. Cross, Getting
a grip on the ball, Racquet Tech, 28, 4-9, Oct 2003.
Racquet Sports Industry Articles (www.racquetsportsindustry.com)
(ALL articles are COPYRIGHT)
R. Cross, Racquet
power and the ideal racquet weight, Racquet Sports Industry, 1, 53-57, Feb
2004
R. Cross, The
world's most efficient tennis racquet.. sort of, Racquet Sports Industry,
October 2004, p36-37.
R. Cross, Racquet
Acrobatics, Racquet Sports Industry, April 2005, p46-47.
R. Cross, The
inch that changed tennis forever, Racquet Sports Industry, January 2006,
p40-41.
R. Cross, Raw
racquet power, Racquet Sports Industry, February 2006, p16-17.
R. Cross, Racquet
Handle weighting and maneuverability, Racquet Sports Industry, April 2006,
p36-37.
R. Cross, Wrist
snap in the serve, Racquet Sports Industry, July 2006, p40-42.
R. Cross, Spin
off the court and strings, Racquet Sports Industry, January 2007, p40.
R. Cross and
C. Lindsey, Ball
testing, Racquet Sports Industry, January 2007, p20-25.
(see also C.
Lindsey, How
a tennis ball is made, p.26-29)
R. Cross, Technology
smokescreen, Racquet Sports Industry, September 2009.
R.C. Cross, The
sweet spot of a bat or racquet, Scientific Proceedings of the XVII
International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sports, (R.H. Sanders and B.J.
Gibson, editors), Edith Cowan University, Perth, 1999. pp 143-146.
R.C. Cross,
Physical properties of tennis strings, 3rd ISEA International Conference on the
Engineering of Sport, Sydney 2000 (Ed. by A.J. Subic and S.J. Haake). Blackwell
Science, ISBN 0-632-055634. pp213-220
R. Cross,
Dynamics of the collision between a tennis ball and a tennis racket, Tennis
Science and Technology, (Eds S.J. Haake and A. Coe), Blackwell Science, ISBN
0-632-05638X, Published as the proceedings of the 1st International Congress on
Tennis Science and Technology, London, August 2000, page 67-74.
R. Cross,
Dynamic properties of tennis strings, Tennis Science and Technology, (Eds S.J.
Haake and A. Coe), Blackwell Science, ISBN 0-632-05638X, Published as the
proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Tennis Science and Technology,
London, August 2000, pp. 119-126.
R. Cross,
Dynamic testing of tennis balls, Tennis Science and Technology, (Eds S.J. Haake
and A. Coe), Blackwell Science, ISBN 0-632-05638X, Published as the proceedings
of the 1st International Congress on Tennis Science and Technology, London,
August 2000, pp. 175-182.
H. Brody and
R. Cross, Proposals to slow the serve in tennis, Tennis Science and Technology,
(Eds S.J. Haake and A. Coe), Blackwell Science, ISBN 0-632-05638X, Published as
the proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Tennis Science and
Technology, London, August 2000, pp. 261-268.
R. Cross,
properties of tennis equipment: balls that bite, rackets that don't vibrate and
strings don't make any difference, in Proceedings of the 2nd International
Congress on Tennis Science and Technology, London, August 2003.