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Coefficients of Restitution for a Collision
- Source :
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Physics Education . Nov 2021 56(6). - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The coefficient of restitution (COR) for a collision is usually a number between 0 and 1 depending on whether the collision is completely inelastic, or perfectly elastic or something in between. That is the usual situation for colliding spheres or a ball dropped on a horizontal surface. A different situation arises when a bat collides with a ball. A simple experiment is described where a rod is dropped on another rod at right angles. In that case, two different values of the COR can be defined.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0031-9120
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Physics Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1321148
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/ac1f6e