These three constants govern how the ball behaves at the cushion:
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μs = 0.212 table friction
(point C in diagram); controls how much the table surface grips the
ball during the bounce higher values slow the ball's slide across
the cloth and transfer more energy into spin.
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μw = 0.165 cushion friction
(point I in diagram); determines how strongly the cushion face grips
the ball on contact increase it and the ball bites into the cushion,
altering the rebound angle and adding side-spin; reduce it and the
ball skids off more cleanly.
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ee = 0.98 cushion restitution;
sets how elastic the cushion bounce is values close to 1 return
nearly all the normal velocity, while lower values produce a softer,
more deadened rebound.
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