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| Collision of two bodies during a short time, causing large impulsive forces. |
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| Impact in which the line of motion coinsides with the colliding bodies' mass centers. |
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| Line passing through the mass centers of colliding bodies, perpendicular to the plane of contact. |
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| Impact in which the motion of one or both bodies makes an angle with the line of impact. |
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| Coefficient of Restitution |
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| Ratio: Relative velocity just AFTER impact / relative velocity just BEFORE impact. |
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