Physics Calculators

1D Elastic & Inelastic Collision Final Velocity & Momentum Solver

Compute post-collision velocities v₁′ and v₂′, conserved total momentum, and dissipated kinetic energy for any restitution e ∈ [0, 1].

Engineering Equation & Reference

v₁′ = [ m₁v₁ + m₂v₂ − m₂·e·(v₁ − v₂) ] / (m₁ + m₂)

Compute post-collision velocities v₁′ and v₂′, conserved total momentum, and dissipated kinetic energy for any restitution e ∈ [0, 1].

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