Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems · Problem 9-32

Motion in a Noninertial Reference Frame — Marion & Thornton

Physics — Mechanics · collisions-restitution

Problem

A particle of mass

m

and velocity

u_1

makes a head-on collision with another particle of mass

2m

at rest. If the coefficient of restitution is such that the loss of total kinetic energy is a maximum, what are the velocities

v_1

and

v_2

after the collision?