Collision -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Collision

In a conservative two body collision, both kinetic energy and momentum are conserved.

(1)

(2)

These are two linear equations in the six unknowns , , , , , and . Therefore, knowledge of four of these allows a solution for the remaining two. Solving for is

(3)

Coefficient of Restitution, Collision Coefficient, Conservation of Momentum, Elastic Collision, Inelastic Collision




References

Bransden, B. H. Atomic Collision Theory. New York: W. A. Benjamin, 1970.

Child, M. S. Molecular Collision Theory. New York: Dover, 1997.

Mott, N. F. and Massey, H. S. W. The Theory of Atomic Collisions, 3rd ed. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965.

O'Hanian, H. C. "Collisions." Ch. 10 in Physics, Vol. 1. New York: W. W. Norton, pp. 223-245, 1985.

Weisstein, E. W. "Books about Collisions." http://www.ericweisstein.com/encyclopedias/books/Collisions.html.



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