ON THE BOUNCING BALL DYNAMICS

  • Ruxandra ILIE University of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Mathematics, Bucharest
  • Iulian GIRIP Institute of Solid Mechanics, Romanian Academy, Bucharest

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the dynamics of two bouncing balls (a light ball and a much heavier ball) vertically aligned and simultaneously dropped on a moving lower boundary. The balls are subjected to gravitational field. The floor-collisions together to the velocity discontinuity to impacts and uncertainties arising from the instant of generation of the next impact, can lead the motion of the system ball to chaos.

Published
Jun 17, 2018
How to Cite
ILIE, Ruxandra; GIRIP, Iulian. ON THE BOUNCING BALL DYNAMICS. Romanian Journal of Mechanics, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 1, p. 10-15, june 2018. ISSN 2537-5229. Available at: <http://www.journals.srmta.ro/index.php/rjm/article/view/65>. Date accessed: 28 sep. 2025.
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Vol 3 No 1 (2018): ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS
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