2004/02/02 by S. C. Crown, Crown, S. C.
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0402008
10 pages, 10 figures, title typos corrected
arxiv created 2004/02/02 · openalex publication_date 2004/02/02 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A simple model is outlined to describe the collision of cast phenol-formaldehyde resin spheres such as the balls used in the parlor game of pocket billiards, based in part on the famous analysis of elastic collisions developed by Heinrich Hertz over 100 years ago. The analysis treats the normal and tangential components of the initial sphere's velocity independently as it collides with a stationary identical second sphere. The collective effects of these and other parameters on the trajectory of the second sphere are provided in the conclusions.