Collision

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:Newton's_laws_of_motion
gptkb:Elastic_collision
Computer simulation
Conservation laws
Inelastic collision
Perfectly inelastic collision
gptkbp:cause gptkb:music
gptkb:Heat
Light
Fragmentation
Deformation
gptkbp:defines An event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other for a relatively short time
gptkbp:doesNotConserve Kinetic energy (in inelastic collisions)
gptkbp:example Asteroid impact
Billiard balls striking
Car crash
Molecular collision
gptkbp:hasApplication gptkb:Nuclear_physics
Sports
Space science
Material science
Vehicle safety design
gptkbp:hasEquation m1u1 + m2u2 = m1v1 + m2v2 (momentum conservation)
(1/2)m1u1^2 + (1/2)m2u2^2 = (1/2)m1v1^2 + (1/2)m2v2^2 (kinetic energy conservation in elastic collisions)
gptkbp:hasType Central collision
Glancing collision
Head-on collision
Non-central collision
Oblique collision
gptkbp:hasUnit gptkb:Joule_(energy)
gptkb:Newton-second_(impulse)
Kilogram-meter/second (momentum)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Collision
gptkbp:involves Momentum
Kinetic energy
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Physics
Astronomy
Chemistry
gptkbp:preserves Kinetic energy (in elastic collisions only)
Momentum (in all collisions)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Conservation_of_energy
gptkb:Impulse
Conservation of momentum
Impact
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Classical_mechanics
gptkb:Particle_physics
Engineering
Astrophysics
Traffic safety
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dragon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4