Linear Collision of Two Disks

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This Demonstration shows the linear collision of two disks, with varying masses, velocities and coefficients of elasticity. The velocity vectors of the disks A and B are shown before and after impact by red and green arrows, respectively. The velocity is positive when left to right. The velocity versus time plot includes a collision region that is modeled using the tanh function to simulate real experiments. In all cases, the total momentum of the two disks is conserved.
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Contributed by: Jan Fiala (August 2016)
(UVa Wise)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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[1] W. F. Riley and L. D. Sturges, Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 2nd ed., New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1995.
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"Linear Collision of Two Disks"
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Published: August 17 2016