Ground-state structure and dynamics in a toy model for granular compaction

dc.creatorLuck, J. M.
dc.date2005-10-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:28:05Z
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dc.descriptionWe report on a toy model for the glassy compaction dynamics of granular systems, introduced and investigated in collaboration with Anita Mehta and Peter Stadler. A stochastic dynamics is defined on a column of grains. Grains are anisotropic and possess a discrete orientational degree of freedom. Gravity induces long-range directional interactions down the column. The key control parameter of the model, $ε$, is a representation of granular shape. Rational and irrational values of $ε$ correspond to very different kinds of behavior, both in statics (structure of ground states) and in low-temperature dynamics (retrieval of ground states).
dc.description17 pages. 8 figures. To appear in a special volume of Physica D (Serge Aubry 60th birthday symposium)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0510037
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0510037
dc.identifierPhysica D 216 (2006), 172-178
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.physd.2005.12.014
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/97611
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleGround-state structure and dynamics in a toy model for granular compaction
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