Assertion: elastic collision | /r/CapableOf | take place
Facets:
value: between macroscopic objects
type: LOCATION
value: given an encounter between two bodies
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Descriptively, the device is the hallmark of the so called perfectly elastic collisions--given an encounter between two bodies, an elastic collision is said to take place when the ratio of relative speeds after and before the impact--coefficient of restitution -, equals 1.
text: The term elastic scattering is typically used in particle physics, which is the study of microscopic particles, but an elastic collision can also take place between macroscopic objects.