Okay. That makes a lot of sense. So I get the whole concept of transverse momentum. But I still do not know how I would define it. Is transverse momentum still equal to mass*velocity? Or is it something different?
Also, how would one set up an equation involving transverse momentum since it is not linear? Basically, how is the angle of the individual piece from the origin taken into account?
Okay so I understand the first part about the 3-d coordinate system and the center of mass being at the origin. But I'm having difficulty picturing the perpendicular part.
So if I had a dangling orb, and I shot it, and it shattered, theoretically each piece would have a mutual piece...
What is transverse momentum?
I think I have a general gist but I may be wrong. I'm thinking that when two object collide and shatter, then all the shattered pieces' momentums should add to be the same as the momentum of the two objects just before colliding. But how would you find the...