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Ball Bouncing in a Potential Well
This Demonstration shows the trajectories of a ball falling from the initial position
(the green point) and bouncing repeatedly against the walls of a container until a time
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Contributed by:
Enrique Zeleny
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Contributed by:
Enrique Zeleny
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