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spl3001
Oct26-04, 09:37 PM
I'm designing a program that simulates collisions in 2 dimensions, among other things. The collisions are between 2 circles, the collisions themselves are perfectly elastic. The mass of the two circles are known, and their X and Y velocity components are known. They also have specific radii. I can easily detect collisions amongst 2 circles, but I cannot solve for the final Vx or Vy vectors of the two spheres.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Tide
Oct27-04, 01:49 AM
As long as you are not including friction and spin all you have to do is exchange the component of momentum along a line joining their centers when they make contact.