Newton's Cradle

CONTROLS
CONTROLS
Gravity [min:0 max:9.81 step:0.01]
Mass [min:1 max:10 step:0.01]
Coefficient of restitution [min:0 max:1 step:0.01]
Initial Angle [min:0 max:90 step:0.1]
Ball to Graph: Choose which ball to graph
Actions:
Apply Angle: Apply the specified angle to ball 1
Reset: Reset the simulation
Show Origin:Toggle origin on and off
Pause:Pause the simulation






















Show Origin:

Pause Simulation:
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
This section shows the impact calculation and FBD for the first collision.
You can click on the link to download the pdf of the equation derivation.
Calculations:
PDF of Equation Derivation
\[v_{f1} = \frac{m_{1}\cdot v_{i1} - m_{2} \cdot e \cdot v_{i1}}{m_{1} + m_{2}} \; \mathrm{m/s} \qquad v_{f2} = \frac{m_{1}\cdot v_{i1} + m_{1} \cdot e \cdot v_{i1}}{m_{1} + m_{2}} \; \mathrm{m/s}\]

Free Body Diagram of First Collision: