Scattering of a baseball by a bat

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 896-904

  Cross, Rod ^a   Nathan, Alan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b United States of America   (United States)

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EID: 33749570810     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2209246     Document Type: Article

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