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Elastic collision of rotating bodies
How would you explain in detail elastic collision of two rotating bodies to someone with basic understanding of classical mechanics?
I'm writing simple physics engine, but now only simulating ...
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Unexpected potential energy increase during Tic-Tac drop
I dropped a Tic-Tac:
(no worries, it happened before), and I noticed as it bounced on the floor that it would first jump 20 cm high, and at the next bounce for instance 50 cm high. Shouldn't it ...
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How to calculate the coefficient of restitution for 2 bodies?
I have 2 rigid bodies (from different materials) in a collision.
As you know I should have the coefficient of restitution value to get the velocities after collision.
What is the information/values ...
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Physics needed to build a top down billiards game [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How are these balls reflected after they hit each other?
I was wondering what sort of physics equations would I need in order to build a top down billiards game? I tried ...
