tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post1131289430501898052..comments2024-03-29T02:45:10.096-05:00Comments on nanoscale views: That's the way the ball bounces.Douglas Natelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340091255404229559noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-670416961668784902017-08-11T14:36:37.596-05:002017-08-11T14:36:37.596-05:00I personally am glad we don't understand so ma...I personally am glad we don't understand so many things about the physics of everyday life - it means us physicists will never be out of a job! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-14786500408738784792017-08-11T11:34:16.213-05:002017-08-11T11:34:16.213-05:00Speaking of balls bouncing, I wish physicists knew...Speaking of balls bouncing, I wish physicists knew of the Hertz law (collisions of spheres has $F \prop x^{3/2}$, a wall is just a sphere of infinite radius) so they could think a bit more beyond simple spring-mass approaches. Mechanical impacts is a very rich field of study.tcmJOEnoreply@blogger.com