These four vector equations, together with the scalar equation (17.2.22), where we take
into account (17.2.21), allow to determine the velocities
1
0
C
v ,
2
0
C
v and the angular
momenta
1
0
C
K ,
2
0
C
K , at the end of the phase of compression; in these relations, we take
into account that the angular momenta
1
C
′
K , and
2
C
′
K are expressed as functions of the
rotation angular velocity vectors
1
′
ω
and
2
′
ω
, respectively, so that the number of the
unknown vectors is not great.
The velocity
0
v of the point P at the end of the compression phase (the moment
0
t )
is given by (13.2.22), the corresponding percussion being
()()
11 22
00
12
c
CC CC
PM M
′′
=−⋅=−⋅vvn vvn.
(17.2.24)
By introducing the coefficient of restitution
k, the percussion corresponding to the
restitution phase will be given by
rc
k=PP, so that
()
1
cr c
k=+=+PP P P or
()
1 kP=+
c
Pn, (17.2.25)
the percussion
P being entirely determined. Replacing in (17.2.19), (17.2.19'), the
problem can be completely solved.
One can show that, in case of an elastic collision (
1k =
), the kinetic energy is
conserved (
0
() 0TΔ=
).
17.2.1.7 Theorems of Extremum
Let be a discrete system
S of particles
i
P , of masses
i
m , driven by the velocities
i
′
v
and
i
′′
v before and after collision, respectively, and acted upon by the given and
constraint percussions
i
P and
Ri
P , 1,2,...,ip= , respectively. These particles can be
rigid solids too, modelled as particles, for which we assume that the rotation angular
velocities have not jumps in the interval of percussion. We can write the theorem of
momentum in the form
()
ii i i
Ri
m
′′ ′
−=+vv PP, 1,2,...,ip= ,
(17.2.26)
for each particle; effecting a scalar product of these equations by the arbitrary vectors
i
w ,
1,2,...,ip=
, and summing, we get
()
()
11
pp
ii i i i i
Ri
ii
m
==
′′ ′
−⋅= + ⋅
¦¦
vvw PP w.
(17.2.26')
We notice that this relation is of the form of the principle of virtual velocities (the
formula (13.1.57')).
The mechanical system
S can be subjected to constraints which are maintained
during the application of the percussions, can appear suddenly or can disappear in this
interval of time (as it has been shown in Sect. 17.2.1.1). If
i
w are velocities which
satisfy the constraint relations, then the relation
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