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Homework Statement


Uniform sphere of mass ##m## and radius ##r##, rolling without slipping on a horizontal surface at a velocity ##v_0##, hits the end of a rod of length ##l## and mass ##10m##, hanging on a hinge (Figure). Determine how the ball will move and the rod after the impact. What time after, the motion of the ball goes into pure rolling? What is the speed of the roller? An impact is perfectly elastic and instantaneous. The coefficient of friction of the ball on the plane is ##k##. Rolling friction neglected.

Diagram of a solid sphere rolling rightward on a horizontal floor, striking the lower end of a thin vertical rod hanging from a hinge on a ceiling, with a leftward arrow showing the direction of impact.

Homework Equations



Eqs of conservations:
Angular momentun: ##mv_0l=\dfrac{10ml^2}{3}\omega-mvl##
Energy: ##\underbrace{\dfrac{mv_0^2}{2}+\dfrac{2}{5}mr^2\dfrac{v_0^2}{2r^2}}_{\dfrac{7mv_0^2}{10}}=\dfrac{10ml^2}{3}\dfrac{\omega^2}{2}+\dfrac{mv^2}{2}##

The Attempt at a Solution


I feel that I made a conceptual error in the conservation laws, but I do not know where.
 
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sergiokapone said:
Eqs of conservations:
Angular momentun: ##mv_0l=\dfrac{10ml^2}{3}\omega-mvl##
Energy: ##\underbrace{\dfrac{mv_0^2}{2}+\dfrac{2}{5}mr^2\dfrac{v_0^2}{2r^2}}_{\dfrac{7mv_0^2}{10}}=\dfrac{10ml^2}{3}\dfrac{\omega^2}{2}+\dfrac{mv^2}{2}##

I think I understand. The system of two equations is inconsistent. But if we assume that the sphere after being hit does not lose its spin moment, then everything works:
##
\begin{equation}
\left\{
\begin{array}
\ mv_0l =\dfrac{10ml^2}{3}\omega &- mvl \\
\dfrac{mv_0^2}{2} =\dfrac{10ml^2}{3}\dfrac{\omega^2}{2} &+ \dfrac{mv^2}{2}
\end{array}
\right.
\end{equation}\text{ without loss of spin angular momentum}
##

Then, we have
##v=\dfrac{7}{13}v_0##, ##\omega=\dfrac{6}{13} \dfrac{v_0}{l}##

But why the sphere does not stop spinning?
 
sergiokapone said:

Homework Statement


Uniform sphere of mass ##m## and radius ##r##, rolling without slipping on a horizontal surface at a velocity ##v_0##, hits the end of a rod of length ##l## and mass ##10m##, hanging on a hinge (Figure). Determine how the ball will move and the rod after the impact. What time after, the motion of the ball goes into pure rolling? What is the speed of the roller? An impact is perfectly elastic and instantaneous. The coefficient of friction of the ball on the plane is ##k##. Rolling friction neglected.

Diagram of a solid hatched sphere rolling on a horizontal floor toward a thin vertical rod hanging from a ceiling, with a leftward arrow showing the direction of motion.



Homework Equations



Eqs of conservations:
Angular momentun: ##mv_0l=\dfrac{10ml^2}{3}\omega-mvl##
Energy: ##\underbrace{\dfrac{mv_0^2}{2}+\dfrac{2}{5}mr^2\dfrac{v_0^2}{2r^2}}_{\dfrac{7mv_0^2}{10}}=\dfrac{10ml^2}{3}\dfrac{\omega^2}{2}+\dfrac{mv^2}{2}+?##

The Attempt at a Solution


I feel that I made a conceptual error in the conservation laws, but I do not know where.

You omitted the rotational energy of the ball from the energy equation.

ehild
 
ehild said:
You omitted the rotational energy of the ball from the energy equation.

ehild

Yes, exactly! Thank you.
 
sergiokapone said:
Then, we have
##v=\dfrac{7}{13}v_0##, ##\omega=\dfrac{6}{13} \dfrac{v_0}{l}##

But why the sphere does not stop spinning?

The rod hits the ball at the height of its centre. So the rod does not exert torque about the centre of the ball. No torque, no change of angular momentum. (The force of friction is finite, it does not have effect on angular momentum in infinitesimally short time)

ehild
 
ehild said:
The rod hits the ball at the height of its centre. So the rod does not exert torque about the centre of the ball. No torque, no change of angular momentum. (The force of friction is finite, it does not have effect on angular momentum in infinitesimally short time)

ehild

Oh, really! Thank you!
Now I start to calculate the time from bounce to pure roll.
I have two eqns:
##m\dfrac{dv}{dt}=-F_{f}##
##\dfrac{2}{5}mr^2\dfrac{d\omega}{dt}=-F_{f}r##
Here not mess with the signs?
 
From integrating above eqns:
##\dfrac{2}{5}\omega r-v=const##
Constant determine from initial conditions, e.g. ##const=\dfrac{2}{5}\dfrac{v_0}{r} r-\dfrac{7}{13}v_0=-\dfrac{9}{65}v_0##
When will the pure rolling ##v=\omega r##, then ##\dfrac{2}{5}\omega r-\omega r= -\dfrac{9}{65}v_0##
E.g.
##\omega r = \dfrac{3}{13}v_0##

##v=\dfrac{3}{13}v_0## - velocity of pure rolling.
Then
##v_{at\; the\; finish\; of\; sliding,\; or\; starting\; pure\; roll}=v_{initial\; velocity\; after\; bounce} +at##
or
##\dfrac{3}{13}v_0-\dfrac{7}{13}v_0=at##
##-\dfrac{4}{13}v_0=at##
##t=-\dfrac{4}{13}v_0\dfrac{1}{a}##
From the eqn of center mass motion ##a=-kg##

Answer ##t=\dfrac{4}{13}\dfrac{v_0}{kg}##

That does not match with the answer book of problems ##t=\dfrac{40}{91}\dfrac{v_0}{kg}##
 
Take care of the signs.
After collision, the ball travels to the right and spins anticlockwise. When it starts to roll it travels to the right with velocity v and rotates clockwise with ω=v/r. The friction accelerates clockwise rotation.

ehild
 
ehild said:
Take care of the signs.
After collision, the ball travels to the right and spins anticlockwise. When it starts to roll it travels to the right with velocity v and rotates clockwise with ω=v/r. The friction accelerates clockwise rotation.

ehild

I was not thinking. Thanks!

Two diagrams of a rolling disk on a hatched ground line: left labeled sliding with forward velocity 7/13 v0 and backward contact friction arrow; right labeled pure roll with forward center velocity 9/91 v0 and no slip at contact.


Right calculations:

From integrating above eqns:
##\dfrac{2}{5}\omega r-v=const##
Constant determine from initial conditions, e.g. ##const=\dfrac{2}{5}\dfrac{v_0}{r} r-\dfrac{7}{13}v_0=-\dfrac{9}{65}v_0##
When will the pure rolling ##v=-\omega r##, then ##\dfrac{2}{5}\omega r+\omega r= -\dfrac{9}{65}v_0##
E.g.
##\omega r = - \dfrac{9}{91}v_0##

##v=\dfrac{9}{91}v_0## - velocity of pure rolling.
Then
##v_{at\; the\; finish\; of\; sliding,\; or\; starting\; pure\; roll}=v_{initial\; velocity\; after\; bounce} +at##
or
##\dfrac{9}{91}v_0-\dfrac{7}{13}v_0=at##
##-\dfrac{4}{13}v_0=at##
##t=-\dfrac{40}{91}v_0\dfrac{1}{a}##
From the eqn of center mass motion ##a=-kg##

Answer ##t=\dfrac{40}{91}\dfrac{v_0}{kg}##
 
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ehild said:
Nice work!

ehild

Thanks for the help!