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Granular matter

H.J. Herrmann

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2002, vol. 313, issue 1, 188-210

Abstract: This is an introductory course into some aspects of the physics of granular materials. Three theoretical questions are looked into more detail corresponding to the 3h of the course: I present some statistical models to describe the shape of a heap under impact and present a way to calculate the angle of repose from the first principle. The second part contains the theoretical framework of a hydrodynamic description of fluid sand and the calculation of transport properties using kinetic gas theory. Cooling and clustering are given as example and counter-example. The last part focusses on packings and in particular on lattice models for compaction dynamics.

Keywords: Granular materials; Surface evolution; Hydrodynamics; Compaction of packings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(02)01037-3

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