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In my Java2D simulation, I have a disc which, when it bounces off the boundary of a 2D region, begins to rotate, as if it had gotten some spin from the wall.

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I'm having trouble relating the collision vectors and the angular velocity of the spin that should result.

How should I approach this?

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  • \$\begingroup\$ The first answer says 'cross of incident and normal'. Its unclear if its velocity vector or position vector. \$\endgroup\$
    – Madeyedexter
    Feb 2, 2014 at 17:57
  • \$\begingroup\$ It has to be the velocity. Position vectors are always rooted at 0,0 and so their direction doesn't have much meaning. (Consequently, crossing them with something wouldn't do anything very interesting.) \$\endgroup\$
    – Anko
    Feb 2, 2014 at 20:05

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