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Configurations of Bat–Ball Collisions

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Using text and figures, this chapter explains nine configurations of bat–ball collisions. The first three involve collisions at the center of mass of the bat. The next four are head-on collisions at the impact point of the bat. The first three of these model the motion of the bat as a translation and a rotation. The fourth analyzes the effect of friction. The last two configurations consider oblique rather than head-on collisions.

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    A. Terry Bahill

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Bahill, A.T. (2019). Configurations of Bat–Ball Collisions. In: The Science of Baseball. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03032-2_2

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