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A man wearing glasses and a blue turtleneck holds a globe patterned like a soccer ball, with stadium and physics equations in the background and text above stating Science of Soccer.
A spinning soccer ball is shown with curved blue airflow lines around it, illustrating the Magnus effect. Text reads: spinning ball equals spinning air. streamlines for potential flow with circulation past a rotating cylinder

Magnus effect: References & Edit History

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Added media. Jun 23, 2026
Media added. Jun 04, 2026
Invalidated site: Math Pages - Analytic Functions, The Magnus Effect, and Wings. Mar 12, 2024
Add new Web site: USC Viterbi School of Engineering - Illumin - Setting the Curve: The Magnus Effect and its Applications. Mar 12, 2024
Corrected display issue. Feb 06, 2020
Added new Web site: Math Pages - Analytic Functions, The Magnus Effect, and Wings. Dec 22, 2006
Article revised and updated. Jun 01, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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