Consider collision problems. Real-world collisions are rathercomplicated to capture in full and we approximate them by specialcases. Name the two basic collision types we use to describe andidealize real-world collisions. What distinguishes both? In mostcollision problems we know a) the masses and initial velocities ofobjects involved in the collision and ask for their finalvelocities, or b) we know the objects’ masses and aftercollision(final) velocities and ask what their initial velocities were(forensic engineering). Which conservation laws help tomathematically describe collision situations? Name and state themin form of (ansatz) equations. Looking at your answer, explainwhether or not these conservation laws are valid for each of thepreviously named types of collisions.
