Random Billiards Random Billiards simulates a frictionless billiard table. The balls all move in straight lines and bounce off the walls. A continuous trace is made of the center of mass of the system. The resulting display shows the statistical behavior of the center of mass. For detailed instructions on using the program, take a look at the info window from the Random Billiards model.
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