FHSST Physics/Collisions and Explosions/Summary

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[edit] Important Equations and Quantities

Table 8.1: Units commonly used in Collisions and Explosions
Units
Quantity Symbol Unit SI base units Direction
velocity \overrightarrow{v} -- \frac{\mbox{m}}{\mbox{s}} or \ \ \mbox{m} \cdot \mbox{s}^{-1} yes
momentum \overrightarrow{p} -- \frac{\mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m}}{\mbox{s}} or \ \ \mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m} \cdot \mbox{s}^{-1} yes
energy E J \frac{\mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m}^2}{\mbox{s}^2} or \ \ \mbox{kg} \cdot \mbox{m}^{2} \cdot \mbox{s}^{-2} no


Momentum:

\begin{matrix}\overrightarrow{p} = m\overrightarrow{v}\end{matrix}

(8.13)

Kinetic energy:

\begin{matrix}E_{k} = \frac{1}{2}m\overrightarrow{v}^{2}\end{matrix}

(8.14)
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