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03 Jun 2007 04:48:08 PM |
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How to plot post-collision trajectories of 2 cylinders |
Hi all,
Imagine two thin cylinders are flying through 3d space
toward each other. Each has a different mass and length;
each has its center of gravity at the middle of its length.
They will collide, but the collision may occur anywhere along
the length. Each is probably rotating while in motion at its own
speed, like two dowels simultaneously thrown at each other.
The collision is elastic.
How would one estimate how each will respond
to the collision?
Thanks.
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| User: "john graesser" |
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| Title: Re: How to plot post-collision trajectories of 2 cylinders |
04 Jun 2007 03:10:27 PM |
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<funnybunnyfive@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Hi all,
Imagine two thin cylinders are flying through 3d space
toward each other. Each has a different mass and length;
each has its center of gravity at the middle of its length.
They will collide, but the collision may occur anywhere along
the length. Each is probably rotating while in motion at its own
speed, like two dowels simultaneously thrown at each other.
The collision is elastic.
How would one estimate how each will respond
to the collision?
I don't know what your major in college is or your level of math expertise.
When I was a physics undergrad, this was the math course right after diffy q
and integrals. It is all done thru matrix manipulation.
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| User: "Androcles" |
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| Title: Re: How to plot post-collision trajectories of 2 cylinders |
03 Jun 2007 04:58:49 PM |
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<funnybunnyfive@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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: Hi all,
:
: Imagine two thin cylinders are flying through 3d space
: toward each other. Each has a different mass and length;
: each has its center of gravity at the middle of its length.
: They will collide, but the collision may occur anywhere along
: the length. Each is probably rotating while in motion at its own
: speed, like two dowels simultaneously thrown at each other.
: The collision is elastic.
:
: How would one estimate how each will respond
: to the collision?
:
: Thanks.
With a bang (probably).
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| User: "Lou" |
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| Title: Re: How to plot post-collision trajectories of 2 cylinders |
03 Jun 2007 10:47:42 PM |
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"Androcles" <Engineer@hogwarts.physics> wrote in message
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<funnybunnyfive@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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: Hi all,
:
: Imagine two thin cylinders are flying through 3d space
: toward each other. Each has a different mass and length;
: each has its center of gravity at the middle of its
length.
: They will collide, but the collision may occur anywhere
along
: the length. Each is probably rotating while in motion at
its own
: speed, like two dowels simultaneously thrown at each
other.
: The collision is elastic.
:
: How would one estimate how each will respond
: to the collision?
:
: Thanks.
With a bang (probably).
Try Gary's mod
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry's_Mod
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