• sebtron 3 hours ago

    If you are interested in this topic, the author of pooltool[1], a billiards simulator, has a nice blog series about it [2].

    [1] https://github.com/ekiefl/pooltool

    [2] https://ekiefl.github.io/projects/pooltool/

    • kazinator 3 hours ago

      This material deals with spin, unlike the article.

      • ginko an hour ago

        It also has illustrations, unlike the article.

      • amelius 3 hours ago

        And here is a video of a robot playing pool:

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS6k0fcniH0

      • kazinator 3 hours ago

        Unfortunately, this writeup doesn't mention any words like "spin" or "rotation" or "angular", not even to disclaim that those aspects are not presently being addressed. It looks like a great resource for kids in grade 11 or 12 physics.

        • contravariant 5 minutes ago

          Since it also doesn't mention friction I'm a bit confused what effect, if any, you were expecting to see.

          Dealing with friction complicates matters significantly. At the very least you can't expect the collision to be elastic.

          • _Microft 2 hours ago

            The intended audience is the author himself.

            Edit: You’re reading his notes/summary of the topic. Basically what he’s understood so far. “Expository webpages - For my own future reference. Intended audience is myself.”, see https://vanhunteradams.com/#Expository-webpages

            • playingalong 5 minutes ago

              Chances are the author is in 11th or 12th grade. And you two might be on the same page.

              (Just joking).

          • kookamamie an hour ago

            A very nice article. I noticed a small typo: "resitution".

            • TheRealPomax an hour ago

              While rare events, it would be lovely if this also included notes on how to deal with "more than two balls" simultaneous contact cases.