Title

A Variable Coeficient of Restitution Experiment on a Linear Air Track

Authors

R. Gruebel, Stephen F Austin State University
James C. Dennis, Stephen F Austin State University
L. Choate, Stephen F Austin State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1971

Abstract

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.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986174

Comments

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Gruebel, R., Dennis, J., & Choate, L. (1971). A Variable Coeficient of Restitution Experiment on a Linear Air Track. American Journal of Physics, 39(4), 447–449. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1986174

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Repository Citation

Gruebel, R.; Dennis, James C.; and Choate, L., "A Variable Coeficient of Restitution Experiment on a Linear Air Track" (1971). Faculty Publications. 17.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/physicsandastronomy_facultypubs/17