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I'm working on a computer program which involves some physics. I want to know if the mass of a perfectly rigid ball will affect how high it bounces off the ground. I'm in high school and I haven't studied physics just yet.

If the mass does affect bounce, please provide the governing equations. Thanks.

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  • $\begingroup$ What is it bouncing off of? $\endgroup$
    – The Photon
    Dec 1, 2019 at 6:13
  • $\begingroup$ In my case, the ground. I've added it to my question. $\endgroup$
    – Sean Xie
    Dec 1, 2019 at 6:16
  • $\begingroup$ Is the ground also perfectly rigid? $\endgroup$
    – The Photon
    Dec 1, 2019 at 6:25
  • $\begingroup$ Yes, the ground is perfectly rigid. $\endgroup$
    – Sean Xie
    Dec 1, 2019 at 6:31
  • $\begingroup$ A frictionless, perfectly rigid ball should conserve the energy when bouncing on a perfectly rigid ground. Therefore its mass doesn't play any role and the height of its bounces depends only on initial position and velocity.all. $\endgroup$
    – GiorgioP
    Dec 1, 2019 at 11:29

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