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Here, the linear and angular momenta of a particle are discussed. In particular, conditions for the conservation of these kinematical quantities are established. This is followed by a discussion of impact problems where particles are used as models for the impacting bodies.
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O’Reilly, O.M. (2001). Momenta, Impulses, and Collisions. In: Engineering Dynamics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3495-9_6
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