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This chapter contains four alternative models for bat–ball collisions. Their purposes are different and they are based on different fundamental principles. The Effective Mass model was created and used by physicists independent of the author of this book. Therefore, comparisons to it are important for validating the BaConLaws model. The second and third models are based on a different approach (three-dimensional analysis of bat swings) and they use a different type of data. These models are data-based: not theory-based. The fourth model considers friction during the collision. It is shown that this type of collision event cannot be adequately modeled using only the conservation laws.
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Bahill, A.T. (2019). Alternative Models. In: The Science of Baseball. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03032-2_5
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