4.7: Totally Elastic Collisions
Elastic Collision
Collision: Elastic, Inelastic Collisions in One and Two Dimensions, Videos
Super Elastic Collision:Detailed Facts And FAQs
elastic collisions in two dimension
Super Elastic Collision:Detailed Facts And FAQs
How To Find Momentum After Collision:Elastic,Inelastic,Formula And Problems
The problem is that we have only three equations.
The equation assumes that the mass of each object does not change during the collision.
Comparing with , which gives accurate results dealing with macroscopic objects moving much slower than the , total momentum of the two colliding bodies is frame-dependent.
Since the spring is assumed to be elastic, energy is conserved at this stage.
The unit vector t is tangent to the surfaces of balls at the point of contact.
The object is to calculate the magnitude and direction of the velocity of the second mass.