This is an example of why we need long lived participants on the
discussion list.
Joel R.
Thanks for the reference.
|
| David,
| You may be interested in the following discussion of this
| phenomenon as a member of a broader class:
| "Mandated Energy Dissipation - e pluribus unum" AJP, 64,10,
| Oct 1996, p 1291.
|
| Bob Sciamanda
| Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (Em)
| http://www.winbeam.com/~trebor/
| trebor@winbeam.com
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "David Abineri" <dabineri@FUSE.NET>
| To: <PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU>
| Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 7:55 PM
| Subject: Momentum
|
|
| | In the ideal case of two equal masses colliding linearly
| where one is
| | stationary and one is moving whereby they stick together after the
| | collision (totally inelastic), the conservation of momentum
| leads to
| | the conclusion that half the kinetic energy is lost to
| other forms.
| | Of . . .
|
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