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docs/src/man/CollisionHandling.md

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otherwise a variable step-size integrator will typically fail. The reason is that
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the penetration depth is computed from the difference of tolerance-controlled
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variables and the precision will be not sufficient if a higher tolerance will be
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used because the penetration depth of hard contact materials
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used because the penetration depth of hard contact materials
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is in the order of ``10^{-5} .. 10^{-6}~ m``.
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A relative tolerancie of ``10^{-5}`` might be used, if the heuristic
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elastic contact reduction factor is set to ``k_{red} = 10^{4}`` (see [Material constants](@ref) below).
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elastic contact reduction factor is set to ``k_{red} = 10^{-4}`` (see [Material constants](@ref) below).
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- A reasonable reliable simulation requires that objects have only
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*point contact*, since otherwise the contact point can easily ``jump`` between
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the penetration depth is computed with 2 or 3 significant digits.
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To improve simulation speed, factor ``k_{red}``
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reduces the stiffness of the contact and therefore enlarges the
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penetration depth. If ``k_{red}`` is for example set to ``10^{4}``, the penetration
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penetration depth. If ``k_{red}`` is for example set to ``10^{-4}``, the penetration
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depth might be in the order of ``10^{-3} m`` and then a relative tolerance
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of ``10^{-5}`` might be sufficient. In many cases, the essential response
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characteristic is not changed (just the penetration depth is larger),
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[A review of continuous contact-force models in multibody dynamics](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2018.07.010).
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International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Volume 145,
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Sept., pages 171-187.
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