Collision (English)
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When two particles or objects move together, hit one another and rebound, this is called a collision. We can study collisions using ideas like the conservation of momentum, conservation of energy or the coefficient of elasticity.
Relations
- broader:
- (en) Experiment
- narrower:
- (en) Elastic collision
- (en) Impact
- (en) Inelastic collision
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