Conservation of Momentum

Description

Two collision scenarios on a frictionless surface demonstrate momentum conservation. An elastic collision shows ball 1 stopping and ball 2 moving on. An inelastic collision shows the balls sticking together. Momentum vectors p = mv are shown before and after each collision.

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Phases

#	Phase Name	Duration	Description
1	Formula Intro	1.5s	p = mv and p_total = const displayed
2	Elastic Collision	4s	Ball 1 hits stationary ball 2; 1 stops, 2 moves
3	Momentum Check	2s	Before/after momentum arrows compared
4	Inelastic Collision	4s	Balls stick together and move at half speed
5	Summary	2s	Conservation law stated

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Layout

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|  Conservation of Momentum                        |
|                                                  |
|  p = mv          p_total before = p_total after  |
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|  [●→→→→  ●]  →  [● ●→→→→]  (elastic)            |
|                                                  |
|  [●→→→→  ●]  →  [(●●)→→]   (inelastic)          |
|                                                  |
|  Total momentum is always conserved              |
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Area Descriptions

• Upper: elastic collision row
• Lower: inelastic collision row
• Momentum vectors shown as arrows proportional to mv

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Assets & Dependencies

• Fonts: LaTeX / sans-serif
• Manim version: ManimCE 0.19.1

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Notes

• High school level
• Arrow lengths represent momentum magnitudes
• Blue ball = ball 1, orange ball = ball 2