Defining Coefficient Of Restitution

Defining Coefficient of restitution

graph TB E["Coefficient of Restitution"] E --> F["Definition"] F --> G["The Coefficient of Restitution (e) is a scalar value between 0 and 1 which indicates the degree of restitution of kinetic energy after a collision."] E --> H["Formula"] H --> I["e = sqrt((h2/h1)) where h1 is the height before the bounce and h2 is the height after the bounce."] E --> J["Applications"]