I don't have any specific application. I was thinking in taking the percentage of ##\Delta T## from ##T_i##, and if it's ##<10\%## it's acceptable, but I'm not sure if it could be a valid criteria.Ibix said:It should be small enough that you don't care about the error from ignoring it for whatever your application is.
An elastic collision is a type of collision in which kinetic energy is conserved. This means that the total kinetic energy of the system before and after the collision remains the same.
The variation of kinetic energy in an elastic collision is affected by the masses and velocities of the objects involved. The total kinetic energy will increase if the objects have different masses or if one object is moving faster than the other.
The angle of collision does not affect the kinetic energy in an elastic collision. As long as the collision is elastic, the total kinetic energy will remain constant regardless of the angle at which the objects collide.
No, the kinetic energy in an elastic collision can never be greater than the initial kinetic energy. This is because elastic collisions are characterized by the conservation of kinetic energy, meaning that the total kinetic energy cannot increase or decrease during the collision.
In a perfectly elastic collision, the total kinetic energy is conserved, while in an inelastic collision, some kinetic energy is lost in the form of heat, sound, or deformation. This means that the total kinetic energy after an inelastic collision will be less than the initial kinetic energy.