Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems · Problem 9-23

Motion in a Noninertial Reference Frame — Marion & Thornton

Physics — Mechanics · collisions-perfectly-inelastic

Problem

A particle of mass

m_1

and velocity

u_1

collides with a particle of mass

m_2

at rest. The two particles stick together. What fraction of the original kinetic energy is lost in the collision?