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Coefficient of Restitution (stationary target)

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CR=vu
(v)speed of object after impact
(u)speed of object before impact
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The Coefficient of Restitution for an object bouncing off a stationary target is defined as the ratio of the object's speed after the impact to that of prior to impact: CR=vu, where:

  • v = speed of the object after impact
  • u = speed of object before impact

References

The formula and definition are from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficient_of_restitution).


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