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Bounce of a Biassed Ball
- Source :
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Physics Education . Sep 2021 56(5). - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- If a smooth ball is dropped vertically without spin on a smooth horizontal surface then one might expect the ball to bounce vertically without spin. If it does not then the centre of mass of the ball does not coincide with its geometric centre. An experiment is described where a billiard ball and a superball are deliberately biassed by adding a small steel ball on one side. The results agree well with theoretical calculations.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0031-9120
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Physics Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1314466
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/ac03fa