Granular Matter and the Marginal Rigidity State

Simple item page
dc.creatorBlumenfeld, R
dc.creatorEdwards, S F
dc.creatorBall, R C
dc.date2001-05-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:41:28Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:41:28Z
dc.descriptionModel experiments are reported on the build-up of granular piles in two dimensions. These show that as the initial density of falling grains is increased, the resulting pile has decreasing final density and its coordination number approaches the low value predicted for the theoretical marginal rigidity state. This provides the first direct experimental evidence for this state of granular matter. We trace the decrease in the coordination number to the dynamics within an advancing yield front between the consolidated pile and the falling grains. We show that the front's size increases with initial density, diverging as the marginal rigidity state is approached.
dc.description11 pages including 2 figures. Submitted to Nature, Feb 2001
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0105348
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0105348
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/17751
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectDisordered Systems and Neural Networks
dc.titleGranular Matter and the Marginal Rigidity State
dc.typetext

Files

Collections

arXiv