Elastic Definition and 1000 Threads

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...

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...

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...

So I'm reading my textbook and there's a problem asking what the muzzle speed of a projectile would be if the gun it is being fired from is free to recoil. I'm given the muzzle speed of the projectile when the gun is stationary, the mass of the projectile, and the mass of the gun. I'm also told...

At non-relativistic speeds is the elastic potential energy of a compressed spring frame-invariant? That is, would all reference frames agree on how much elastic potential energy is stored in the spring?

Homework Statement Which of the following Graphs BEST illustrates the potential energy vs. time for the system in Figure 1, where t=0 is defined as the time at which the incident box 1st contacts the box on the spring? My question is why can't the Elastic PE be negative? The answer is A...

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...

Hello All, I was performing an experiment in which the perod of oscllation of a pendulun at different lengths is measured using a light gate. while performing the experiment i noticed that the string was slightly elastic, differing from the perfect pendulum. I was attempting to figure...

Is there a formula to calculate the radius that a rod of a given radius can be bent around while staying in the elastic range? For example, if I had a rod that was 1/4" in diameter and made of HDPE (which I think has a modulus of elasticity of 0.8 GPa), how would I calculate the minimum radius...

Is there a formula to calculate the radius that a rod of a given radius can be bent around while staying in the elastic range? For example, if I had a rod that was 1/4" in diameter and made of HDPE (which I think has a modulus of elasticity of 0.8 GPa), how would I calculate the minimum radius...

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...

Homework Statement A body X moving with a velocity v makes an elastic collision with a stationary body Y of equal mass on a smooth horizontal surface. Which statement gives the velocities of the two bodies after the collision? (multiple choice question)The Attempt at a Solution The answer...

Homework Statement This is not really a homework problem, just me trying to get a ballpark number for a random problem. Suppose I have a neutron flying at some energy and it hits an oxygen atom. If the oxygen atom, after the collision, now has 20 keV of energy, but before, had ~ 0, is there a...

Homework Statement 5 identical masses M are suspended by a spring stretched a distance of L. If 3 of these masses are removed, what is the potential energy stored in the spring? 2. Relevant diagram So L is the distance stretched with 5 masses. Let L2 be the distance stretched with 2 masses...

Hi guys, I need to transform Newtonian solution of motion equation for spring (elastic) pendulum into Matlab or Microsoft Excel. I want to use Euler´s Method (or Runge Kutta Method) of numerical solution for that problem. I know all the equations but I have a problem with making some code from...

Homework Statement If a metal is adhered to a surface of another metal, let's say copper is plated onto aluminum, how can the elastic modulus of copper can be extracted given only the data of the thickness of the copper and aluminum, the young's modulus of the combined metal and the modulus of...

Homework Statement Show that if an elastic collision between a mass and a stationary target of equal mass is not head-on that the projectile and target final velocities are perpendicular. (Hint: Square the conservation of momentum equation, using ##p^2=p\cdot p##, and compare the resulting...

Homework Statement "A particle with mass ##m_1=1kg## traveling at ##v_{1_{0}}\frac{m}{s}## collides with a stationary particle with mass ##m_2=2kg##. How small is the speed of ##m_1## after the collision compared to before?" Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution...

Homework Statement [/B]A 2.0 kg ball moving with a speed of 3.0 m/s hits, elastically, an identical stationary ball as shown (The first ball is traveling to the right). If the first ball moves away with angle 30° to the original path, determine the speed of the first ball after the collision...

Hi guys. Feels dumb coming back to this but I seem to have confused myself I was helping a friend with the problem: You shoot protons going v=4.2e7 m/s through a particle accelerator. They collide with gas particles of an unknown mass (pretend no velocity) and all bounce back elastically at...

Homework Statement [/B] A 2.3 kg object traveling at 6.1 m/s collides head-on with a 3.5 kg object traveling in the opposite direction at 4.8 m/s. If the collisions is perfectly elastic, what is the final speed of the 2.3 kg object? Homework Equations Conservation of Energy: 1/2 m*vi^2 = 1/2...

Hey! I'm conducting an experiment wherein a car of various weights travels down an inclined plane of varying angles, attached to the back of the car and the top of the ramp is an elastic cord. Once the car reaches the end the elastic pulls backward, and thus pulling the car back. We are...

Good afternoon! I would like to preface by saying, yes, this is for a project. I am only posting here to see if my method of solving is correct before I finish the project incorrectly. Homework Statement I chose two balls, mass A: .553 kg and mass B: .410 kg I recorded their collision and...

How often are visible matter particles seen to undergo elastic scattering with particles that remain otherwise unseen? Known particles that may cause such scattering include neutrinos and antineutrinos (three flavours each) which are also seen in inelastic destruction and formation processes...

Homework Statement A super cue ball is made of the same material with the target ball (radius r) but slightly larger: rc = (3)^(1/3)*r The cue ball collides with the target ball on a frictionless table, as shown below, with initial speed of v0. The collision is not head-on, as shown below. a)...

Homework Statement Homework Equations et Em and pm be the energy and momentum of the mass m after the collision. Let p and p' be the momentum of mass M before and after the collision. From conservation of 4 momentum: \begin{bmatrix}E+m \\ p\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}E_m+E' \\...

Hi , I wanted to know how elastic force could be a conservative force ?

The Attempt at a Solution [/B] I know that spring A shows elastic deformation since it returned to its original shape once the stress removed and spring c shows plastic deformation and has been permanently extended so it won't return to its original shape. BUT, I'm struggling to complete the...

in my physics class we have to create a device that will make an egg not break after being dropped from a second story window. my idea was to take a strength training resistance band and use it like a bungee jumping cord and have the egg drop to the bottom without breaking. what are the formulas...

Homework Statement Mass 1 has a mass of 5kg and is traveling with an initial velocity of 20 m/s at a 45 degree angle. (Starting in Quadrant II and heading toward the origin.) Mass 2 has a mass of 6kg and is traveling with an initial velocity of 15 m/s at a 45 degree angle. (Starting in...

Homework Statement Two blocks are free to slide along a frictionless wooden track ABC as shown below. The block of mass m1 = 5.09 kg is released from A. Protruding from its front end is the north pole of a strong magnet, repelling the north pole of an identical magnet embedded in the back end...

Hi everyone! What is the difference between coherent and elastic scattering. Maybe the elastic scattering implies that there is not loss of energy, whereas the coherent scattering implies that the wavelength of a ray (or rays) is the same before and after the scattering? Thank you in advance.

Homework Statement A 2 GeV electron is incident on proton (m_p * C^2 = 0.938 GeV) target at rest. Calculate the invariant mass of the electron-proton pair in the Center of Mass(CM) frame. Neglect the mass of electron which is much less than the proton mass.Homework Equations M = [P1 + P2)][/2]...

"Elastic deformation is time-indipendent." What does this sentence refer to? It makes no sense to me. Source: http://www.nobelyayin.com/sunumlar/malzeme/callister/ (page 11) Thank you.

Situation, a empty universe where there are only concentric spherical shells of mass dm spaced apart by distance dx and contracts under gravity to form a sphere. Assume that there is a point mass in the middle of all the shells. I don't think it would work without it. case1 is an inelastic...

Homework Statement A 0.038-kg pet lab mouse sits on a 0.35-kg air-track cart, as shown in (Figure 1) . The cart is at rest, as is a second cart with a mass of 0.25 kg. The lab mouse now jumps to the second cart. After the jump, the 0.35-kg cart has a speed of v1=0.86m/s. What is the speed v2...

X has a mass of 55 kg and hangs from a rope. As a result of this the rope stretches by 0.6 m. Calculate the energy stored in the rope as a result of stretching. Solution: F = kx and E = 0.5x^2. Using this fetches the answer as 161.5 However, the change in potential energy (calculated using mgh )...

In elastic collision momentum and kinetic energy are conserved. Where as in inelastic collision K.E. and P are not conserved since K.E. lost during deformation in target object is consistent with momentum conservation. The question here is in context of working out with a 70kg heavy bag (m2 )...

Homework Statement An electron collides with a particle with mass M at rest and scatters elastically through an angle θ (assume electron mass negligible). Show that the fraction of energy lost by the e- is: (Ee - Ee')/Ee = 1/[1+ Mc2/Ee(1-cosθ)] Homework Equations Conservation of Energy: Ee +...

Homework Statement A pendulum with a mass m hanging on a elastic bug rigid massless rod which may swing in the xy-plane. The pivot point is the origin of the coordinate system. The force acting on the pendulum is the sum of force of an elastic central force directed towards the origin, and...

Homework Statement [/B] The problem statement is: A helium atom traveling at a speed of 240 m/s hits an oxygen atom at rest. If the helium atom rebounds elastically, from the oxygen atom at an angle of 90° with respect to the original direction of motion, what are the final velocities of both...

Homework Statement A steel ball of mass 0.890 kg is fastened to a cord that is 50.0 cm long and fixed at the far end. The ball is then released when the cord is horizontal, as shown in the figure. At the bottom of its path, the ball strikes a 2.50 kg steel block initially at rest on a...

Homework Statement Why are the Center of Momentum velocities of masses after a 2D elastic collision anti-parallel? (as in the following diagram) Homework Equations CM_Velocity = (∑m_i*v_i)/(∑m_i) The Attempt at a Solution This is not actually a problem I have to do. I am just looking for a...

Hi, I know the generalized hookes law between stress and strain is given by the elastic tensor. This matrix has 81 constants which are reduced to 9 in the isotropic case. Can someone please help me to understand intuitively how this reduction in the elastic tensor takes place and why some of the...

Homework Statement A body of mass M is connected to a vertical spring.Another body of mass m is placed on it.Calculate the amplitude of the oscillation of that system,with the condition that the body m always stays on top of body M(no jumps).No friction. Homework Equations mg=kx mgh=0.5kx2...

Homework Statement A uniform cylindrical drum of mass M and radius a is free to rotate about its axis, which i is horizontal. An elastic cable of negligible mass and length l is wrapped around the drum and carries on its free end a mass m. The cable has elastic potential energy \tfrac12...

From the hyperphysics site http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/elacol2.html#c1 on classical elastic collisions I see that if an incoming particle of mass ##m_1## with velocity ##v_1## collides into a stationary target particle of mass ##m_2## then the velocity of the target particle after...

How do I derive the energy transfer equation in an elastic collision of two bodies of masses m and M respectively,using the energy and momentum conservation relations in the laboratory frame? $$\frac{1}{2} m_1 v_0^2 = \frac 1 2 m_1 v^2 + \frac 1 2 m_2 V^2$$ $$m_1 v \cos(\phi)=m_1 v_0 -m_2 V...

Homework Statement Given the scheme https://www.dropbox.com/s/nm943gleo2nc8ft/Screenshot%202016-08-28%2013.47.33.png?dl=0 Springs' constant k=40 N\m mass of bulk m=6kg The wooden bulk is released at rest when all the springs are not stretched Question: What is the elastic total maximal Energy...