Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems · Problem 2-28

Oscillations — Marion & Thornton

Physics — Mechanics · superball-marble-elastic-collision

Problem

A superball of mass MM and a marble of mass mm are dropped from a height hh with the marble just on top of the superball. A superball has a coefficient of restitution of nearly 1 (i.e., its collision is essentially elastic). Ignore the sizes of the superball and marble. The superball collides with the floor, rebounds, and smacks the marble, which moves back up. How high does the marble go if all the motion is vertical? How high does the superball go?

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