Collision Definition and 1000 Threads

Homework Statement Suppose a heavy particle (mass m1) has an elastic head-on collision with a very light particle of mass m2 initially at rest. Show that if m1>>m2, the velocity of the projectile (m1) is practically unchanged, whereas the target particle (m2) acquires a velocity v2' = 2v1...

Homework Statement I am currently solving a problem and I am not sure if it is correct. There are two particles A and B. A has a constant velocity with |\vec{v}| = 3 and starts from y = 30 B has constant acceleration with |\vec{a}| = 0,4 The goal is to find the angle between the...

Consider the following extreme cases for a completely inelastic collision. In each case, determine the approximate ratio KEf/KEi. a) A moving train collides with a stationary car. b) A moving car collides with a stationary train. I do not understand this question, I'm not given masses or...

Homework Statement A billiard ball moves at a speed of 4.00m/s and collides elastically with an identical stationary ball. As a result, the stationary ball flies away at a speed of 1.69m/s, as shown in Figure A2.12. Determine: the final speed and direction of the incoming ball after the...

Homework Statement 'A small smooth sphere moves on a horizontal table and strikes an identical sphere lying at rest on the table at a distance d from a vertical wall, the impact being along the line of centres and perpendicular to the wall. Find the distance from the wall of the next impact...

Homework Statement A pendulum consists of a mass M hanging at the bottom end of a massless rod of length l, which has a frictionless pivot at its top end. A mass m, moving as shown in the figure with velocity v impacts M and becomes embedded. What is the smallest value of v sufficient to...

Homework Statement Three freight cars of equal mass are coupled together. The freight cars are traveling at 6.7m/s down a straight track when they collide with two more stationary identical cars. If all five cars are coupled together after the collision, then what is their speed if they are on...

Hello, I've been searching for a collision simulator for planets that uses SPH. I haven't found any though. US2 doesn't use SPH collisions. But does anyone know any that are publically available? Example video below: And a channel with a few: https://www.youtube.com/user/joetaicoon/videos

Could someone please have a look at my solution and tell me if it makes sense. Although I am able to get the initial velocity that the question asked for, however the fact that I did not incorporate the y-component which is 1.2sin30 degrees into the solution makes me doubtful. If I do need to...

Homework Statement A car initially at rest accelerates North for 10seconds. At 11seconds a second car heading west at (Time given in Km/h) collides with the first car at a cross intersection. The cars stick together and slide off across the intersection at (Vf given in KM/h). How much energy...

Why drag force doesn't Depend on the mass of the Object?

Homework Statement . True or False:[/B] For a completely elastic collision of two isolated masses the energy lost is ½μνr2 Where [SIZE=16px]μ is the reduced mass of the system and νr is the magnitude of relative velocity between the two particles. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution...

1. 2. The equations are the equations of conservation of momentum: m1v = m1v1cosθ1 + m2v2cosθ2 0 = m1v1sinθ1 + m2v2sinθ2 3. I tried to solve it using the above equations and also tried using kinetic energy conservation since it's an elastic collision. But I can't work out the...

1. Homework Equations [/B] P = mv The Attempt at a Solution [/B] VCos(30) + 0 = nCos(60) + 2Cos(20) VSin(30) + 0 = nSin(60) + 2Sin(20) where I let n = any speed, I'm not sure if my attempt at the solution is correct.

Homework Statement Before the discovery of the neutron, it was proposed that the penetrating radiation produced when beryllium was bombarded with alpha particles consisted of high-energy &gamma rays (up to 50 MeV) produced in reactions such as α + 9Be --> 13C + γ a.) Calculate the Q value for...

Homework Statement Suppose I have a system which contains two bodies m1 and m2 with initial velocities v1 and v2 , respecitvely. they hurl toward each other and make an inelastic collision. such that they are now one body of mass m1 + m2 I know that the difference in momentum is...

In what condition does a photon hit a proton? What happens to the energy of the photon in that case? Does proton emit another photon and goes down to the initial energy state?

How frequently is collision of stars in galaxies? If there are 100 bi galaxies and 100 bi stars each, then how many collisions should we expect in within, say, 1 year?

Homework Statement Hi again, I will re-write this on behalf of a request. I am struggling trying to derive these equations for a physics lab. The equations asked to derive are the equations that describe a perfectly elastic collision between objects of identical mass. These are given to me...

Homework Statement [/B] Hi, I have a quick question regarding elastic and inelastic collisions. I preformed an experiment in my house with two large, heavy marbles. I rolled one horizontally towards a stationary one, recorded a video of the collision. I uploaded the video to Tracker software...

In an Elastic Collision in free space with no gravity or friction of two solid balls of radius r1 and r2 I need to calculate the momentum and kinetic energy of the induced spin with angular velocity w1 and w2 to solve for the Conservation of Momentum and Kinetic Energy. Spin Angular Velocity w1...

I am stuck on this concept in my physics book where the author claims that in a low density ionic gas the average of the time between collision and average of the time taken from last collision in ions is same. He further states that the average time to the next collision is same as the average...

Homework Statement Question: A body of mass M1=m moving with a velocity V1=v in the x-direction collides with another body of the same mass m2=m moving in the y-direction with the same speed V2=v The coalesce into one body during collision Homework Equations (a) Find the magnitude of the...

Homework Statement A molecule of nitrogen has a diameter of 3.2 x 10-8 cm and can be ionized upon absorbing 14.5 eV. what potential must be applied to a parallel-plate ion chamber operating at a pressure of 50mm of mercury, and with an electrode separation of 3.0 cm, in order to produce...

First, let me apologize if I don't give you enough info. If I'm missing something, please let me know and I'll try to get the info. Here is the set up: Car A is traveling West at 5 mph. Car B is traveling South at X mph. Car B strikes A on the rear quarter panel (centered on the rear tire)...

Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I have solved the first part already. For the 2nd part, I am writing the relevant eqns. Can I take motion of the plank as a pure rotation about the pivot ? Quantities corresponding to pivot is subscripted by p. Conservation of...

I have two point masses, m0 and mp, colliding (with no radii) in an Elastic Collision (no mass loss). One has initial velocity, V0i. The other has initial velocity, Vpi. How do I calculate the initial forces, Foi and Fpi then formulate the final forces, F0f and Fpf yielding the final...

Homework Statement [/B] A block of mass, m, is dropped from height, h (above the plate), onto a plate of mass, M, which is attached to a spring with spring constant, k. The block sticks to the plate and the system starts to oscillate. What is the amplitude of the oscillations. Homework...

Homework Statement A billiard ball moves at a speed of 4.00 m/s and collides ELASTICALLY with an identical stationary ball. As a result, the stationary ball flies away at a speed of 1.69 m/s. Determine a. the final speed and direction of the incoming ball after the collision b. the direction...

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Im learming physics through google and I would like to be able to simulate some simple physics prgromatically. Having a hard time with solving for velocites after an elastic collision. Consider two objects, each with a mass of 1kg. One at rest and the other with velocity of 1 m/s in the...

Homework Statement The particle J/Ψ can be produced in both proton-proton collisions and electron-positron collisions. a) Consider a proton beam incident upon a fixed hydrogen target. Calculate the energy of the proton beam in the reaction p1 + p2 → p + p + J/Ψ b) Consider two counter...

Homework Statement A particle of mass m and and velocity v collides with a square of mass M (at rest)whose movement is confined to rotation about its centet. I must now solve for the angular velocity and the velocity of the particle after the collision (elastic collision) Homework Equations...

Homework Statement Two cars of 540 kg and 1400 kg collide head on while moving 80 km/h in opposite directions. After the collision, the automobiles remain locked together. Find the velocity of the wreck, the kinetic energy of the two-automobile system before and after the collision, and find...

1. Homework Statement A projectile of 45kg has a muzzle speed of 656.6 m/s when fired horizontally from a gun held in rigid support (no recoil). What will be the muzzle speed (relative to the ground) of the same projectile when fired from a gun that is free to recoil? The mass of the gun is...

Homework Statement Homework Equations I have thought about using the momentum formulas here. The Attempt at a Solution As the momentum is a conservative quantity, I have thought that p (before collision) = p(after collision). Since p (before collision) = 12, I wanted to use that result to...

Homework Statement Two blocks move along a horizontal frictionless surface and collide head-on with each other. The mass of the first block, moving to the right with speed v is m, and the mass of the second block moving towards the left with speed 3v is 2m. After the collision, the block of...

I wonder if it is possible to at least estimate the stress (or the impact force) that the cube in question will experience due to the collision with the concrete floor. Assumptions: 1. The cube is dropped from height h 2. The cube is relatively small, thus we can neglect air resistance...

For an inelastic impact situation where two bodies traveling in opposite directions (vehicles say) collide and coalesce (perfectly inelastic collision) , one can derive the following expression for equal and opposite transfer of momentum. On the basis that if impact forces are equal and...

Homework Statement The Problem is the following: We have a uniform disk of radius r laying still with its center at the origin. Two bullets, with equal mass m and negligible size are approaching the disk, both with trajectories parallel to the x-axis and at distance h, -h from the y-axis...

https://www.physicsforums.com/attachments/upload_2017-6-17_4-22-26-png.205585/?temp_hash=f9f8d75085046fd530ad1071794d65c1 I have problem with the solution given of the (b) part of the question. The given solution is : I did not understand why the value of ##\Delta T = 2x/v## even when...

Homework Statement Small object A (mass: [m][/A]) is traveling in a linear path on a horizontal surface and collides elastically with small object B ([m][/B]), at rest on the same line, with a speed of v. Friction between the objects and the horizontal surface is negligible. What is the...

Homework Statement A sphere of radius R is rolling without slipping with a velocity v and collides inelastically with a step of height h < R. ¿What is the minimum velocity for which the sphere will be over the step? Homework Equations Total kinetic energy (maybe)...

Homework Statement In a particle physics lab, an electron e− and a positron e+ collide, annihilate, and produce a W+ boson and a W− boson. Just before the collision, the electron and positron have a total energy of E = 100 GeV each, with velocities pointing along the +x-axis and -x-axis...

In my experiment I am performing a collision with two carts with magnets attached with photogates and a labquest on an air track. I pushed the carts together and made sure that the carts did not come into contact. Based on my knowledge of collisions, I believed that the collision would have been...

Homework Statement Two photon (wavelengths 1pm, 2pm) collide, decaying into a pair positron-electron find the velocities of these particles Everything happens in the x axisHomework Equations The system hc(1*1012+0.5*1012)=E++E- h(1*1012-0.5*1012)=P+-P- E=sqrt(c2P2+m2c4)The Attempt at a Solution...

I have 2 ellipsoids: Ax^2/a^2+Ay^2/b^2+Az^2/c^2=1; (*a,b,c>0 constants*) Bx^2/a^2+By^2/b^2+Bz^2/c^2=1; Ellipsoid A rotates around axis [wax;way;waz] (unit vector) with an infinite speed; Ellipsoid B rotates around axis [wbx;wby;wbz] (unit vector) with an infinite speed; [Dx;Dy;Dz] is the vector...

Homework Statement Please see the attached photo. (down) Hminitial= 1.5R M = 2/3m Perfectly elastic collision What is the velocity of object m immidiatly after the collision? (by m,g,R) Homework Equations Conservation of energy Conservation of momentum The Attempt at a Solution I assumed...

Hi all, I am currently self teaching physics and have come across something i don't know how to do. There are 2 cars, Cars 1 and 2, traveling at a velocity of 60km/h (16.67m/s) in the eastern direction with a gap of 5 metres between each other. Car 2 is in front of Car 1. Car 2 decelerates to...

Dear all, I am working on a car-accident prediction model. I found the following equations here that worked in my model. However, I could not figure out how the equations were derived. Could anyone help me in understanding the derivation of the mintime and mindist equations (Steps 3 and 5...