This application shows the transformation between gravitational, kinetic and elastic potential energies.
Use your fingers to:
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Adjust the heights h1, h2 and h3 by clicking and dragging each of the three plateaus up or down.
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Change the reference level of gravitational potential energy, represented by the thin blue line, by clicking and dragging this line.
Buttons:
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Starts or pauses the simulation.
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Restarts the simulation.
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: Configures the coefficient of kinetic friction, the mass of the object, the elastic constant of the spring and the speed of the simulation.
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Enables or disables the reference grid.
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Enables or disables information about the particle's energies.
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Scale Shows the scale.
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