Recent content by Zalokin

I thought that the rest frame was the centre of mass frame... (according to what I've understood so far). Yes, I've learnt that using the vcm simplifies everything brilliantly. That's right.... I would code JavaScript to calculate the vector components between the centres of the balls and use...

After researching into vcm, I have deduced something really interesting which will help me immensely on my journey, and all thanks to all of you for guiding me on my way. Right now I am exploring the effects of 2 colliding balls at different speeds only on x axis (albeit at different angles at...

Thank you for your replies. I don't really understand the term "rest frame", but I suppose that this is related the Frames of Reference in physics. As this is all new to me, because of your posts, I am currently studying the subject of CM reference frames - not sure if this might lead to an...

I've understood about calculating the velocities, as if the ball being hit it is at rest (this is what I understand from Post #2). However, my question still remains - I can't solve the problem as before as you said - the previous example already sets the final angles as known values, and...

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I do understand what you've explained. I actually already implemented what you mentioned for my existing code of one moving ball hitting a static one. In the background, the angle of the hitting ball is set for a 0 degree angle trajectory towards the static ball to...

Hi There! I am quite a beginner at physics and my aim is to apply physics to a computer program which I'm coding. The program consists of 2 balls of equal mass colliding into each other and demonstrating the trajectories after an elastic collision. I have already coded a more basic model...