the real question is what are you after. in terms of pounds of force acting on the next ball (different than PSI), this can be calculated but why bother. PSI is a measure of force exerted on a certain area. on a ball that contact another ball at its tangent, the point is infinitely small. there will very likely be some minor elastic deflection of both balls which will increase the area, but again, your not really going to solve this with simple empirical math. you have to setup many math models and possibly even a collision simulation to get your true answer. |