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Two Particle Elastic Collision Model
written by Fu-Kwun Hwang and Wolfgang Christian
edited by Robert Mohr
The EJS Elastic Collision Model allows the user to simulate a two-dimensional elastic collision between hard disks. The user can modify the mass, position and velocity of each disk using sliders.  Both disks are draggable and the center of mass is shown as a cross in the simulation.

The Elastic Collision Model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_ntnu_mech_ElasticCollision.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.  Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models.  Additional Open Source Physics programs for quantum mechanics are available.  They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or EJS.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
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Last Modified: June 13, 2014
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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Linear Momentum
= Collisions in Two Dimensions
= Conservation of Linear Momentum
= Impulse
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
= Model
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This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license.
Rights Holder:
Fu-Kwun Huang and Wolfgang Christian
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created December 2, 2008 by Wolfgang Christian
Record Updated:
June 13, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)

4. The Physical Setting

4F. Motion
  • 9-12: 4F/H1. The change in motion (direction or speed) of an object is proportional to the applied force and inversely proportional to the mass.
  • 9-12: 4F/H4. Whenever one thing exerts a force on another, an equal amount of force is exerted back on it.

11. Common Themes

11B. Models
  • 6-8: 11B/M1. Models are often used to think about processes that happen too slowly, too quickly, or on too small a scale to observe directly. They are also used for processes that are too vast, too complex, or too dangerous to study.
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F. Hwang and W. Christian, Computer Program TWO PARTICLE ELASTIC COLLISION MODEL (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8373&DocID=921).
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F. Hwang and W. Christian, Computer Program TWO PARTICLE ELASTIC COLLISION MODEL (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8373&DocID=921>.
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Hwang, F., & Christian, W. (2008). Two Particle Elastic Collision Model [Computer software]. Retrieved December 4, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8373&DocID=921
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Hwang, Fu-Kwun, and Wolfgang Christian. "Two Particle Elastic Collision Model." https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8373&DocID=921 (accessed 4 December 2024).
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Hwang, Fu-Kwun, and Wolfgang Christian. Two Particle Elastic Collision Model. Computer software. 2008. Java (JRE) 1.5. 4 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8373&DocID=921>.
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Two Particle Elastic Collision Model:

Is Based On Easy Java Simulations Modeling and Authoring Tool

The Easy Java Simulations Modeling and Authoring Tool is needed to explore the computational model used in the Two Particle Elastic Collision Model.

relation by Wolfgang Christian
Covers the Same Topic As Collisions in One Dimension Model

This is a less advanced model of two objects colliding, in which the motion is confined to a single line.

relation by Caroline Hall
Is a Teaching Guide For The Physics Classroom: Momentum Conservation Principle
Is a Teaching Guide For Physics Classroom: The Law of Action-Reaction (Revisited)
Is a Teaching Guide For Physics Classroom: Isolated Systems
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