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Collisions of Rigid Solids: Three Balls in a Box

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In this chapter collisions of rigid solids are considered. In particular, the multiple collisions of three balls evolving in a box are investigated. This is a 3D problem, because balls may jump.

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The Authors express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Stella Brach for her kind collaboration.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering and Computer Science, Universita of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy

    Federica Caselli & Michel Frémond

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Caselli, F., Frémond, M. (2017). Collisions of Rigid Solids: Three Balls in a Box. In: Collisions Engineering: Theory and Applications. Springer Series in Solid and Structural Mechanics, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-52696-5_5

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