THE DYNAMICS OF BILLIARDS WITH NO-SLIP COLLISIONS

Authors
BROOMHEAD DS GUTKIN E
Citation
Ds. Broomhead et E. Gutkin, THE DYNAMICS OF BILLIARDS WITH NO-SLIP COLLISIONS, Physica. D, 67(1-3), 1993, pp. 188-197
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Method, Physical Science",Physics,"Physycs, Mathematical
Journal title
Physica. D → ACNP
ISSN journal
01672789
Volume
67
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
188 - 197
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-2789(1993)67:1-3<188:TDOBWN>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We propose. a new model of a gas of rough hard spheres that includes i nelastic effects. The spheres interact with each other and with the co ntainer walls through inelastic collisions. The impulsive friction wit hout slipping at the impacts conserves the total energy of the system, but mixes the tangential velocity components with the angular velocit ies of colliding spheres. We explore the - sometimes surprising - cons equences of this in a simple billiard model.