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Author(s) -
Huang K.,
Krülle C.,
Rehberg I.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
zamm ‐ journal of applied mathematics and mechanics / zeitschrift für angewandte mathematik und mechanik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.449
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1521-4001
pISSN - 0044-2267
DOI - 10.1002/zamm.201000110
Subject(s) - granular matter , dissipation , thermal , state of matter , vibration , granular material , physics , inelastic collision , mechanics , state (computer science) , statistical physics , classical mechanics , thermodynamics , computer science , nuclear physics , condensed matter physics , acoustics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , electron
Because of the energy dissipation through friction and inelastic collisions between particles, agitated granular matter is generally speaking in a state far from thermal equilibrium. It can be considered as being a complex state of matter, which combines properties of the fluid and of the solid state. In order to provide data for modeling this peculiar state of matter, we investigate the dynamic behavior of granular matter under a two‐dimensional vibration in two different experimental setups.