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A Variable Coeficient Of Restitution Experiment On A Linear Air Track, R. Gruebel, James C. Dennis, L. Choate
A Variable Coeficient Of Restitution Experiment On A Linear Air Track, R. Gruebel, James C. Dennis, L. Choate
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A system consisting of two pendula attached to an air cart is mathematically analyzed, and the coefficient of restitution is shown to pass through a deep minimum. The solution to the small angle equation of motion is transcendental and provides an exercise in graphical methods for the beginning mechanics student.