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ELEMENTARY GEOMETRY IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL COLLISION: A LITTLE NOTE

Authors

  • Salvatore Ganci

Keywords:

two dimensional collision, orthogonal scattering.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17654/0973563122003

Abstract

This short note describes all properties of two dimensional collision between two material points. The main question is the following: does there exist an orthogonal scattering after collision of two different masses?

Received: February 1, 2022
Accepted: February 14, 2022

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Published

22-02-2022

Issue

Vol. 22 (2022)

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ELEMENTARY GEOMETRY IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL COLLISION: A LITTLE NOTE. (2022). Far East Journal of Mathematical Education, 22, 7-10. https://doi.org/10.17654/0973563122003