Background Physics of Bouncing a Ball

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The physics of bouncing a ball primarily involves momentum, impulse, and energy. A key concept is the coefficient of restitution, which measures the ratio of kinetic energy after a collision to that before it. For example, if a ball has an initial kinetic energy of 10J and a coefficient of restitution of 0.6, it will leave the ground with 6J of kinetic energy after the bounce. The remaining energy is lost to heat, vibrations, and material deformation. Understanding these principles is crucial for analyzing the behavior of bouncing balls.
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What is the background physics of "bouncing a ball?
Momentum and impulse are the background physics but is there any thing else?
 
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You may also wish to consider energy.

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More specifically, with energy and collisions there is a dimensionless quantity called the coefficient of restitution. This number is a ratio of KE after the collision to that of the KE before the collision. Thus if the initial first bounce had a KE of 10J at the ground and the coefficient of restitiution was 0.6, then on the ball's way back up, it would be leaving the ground with a KE of 6J (the other 4J are dissipated mostly into heat, vibrations, and material deformation)
 

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