Thermodynamic approach to dense granular matter: a numerical realization of a decisive experiment

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dc.creatorMakse, Hernan A.
dc.creatorKurchan, Jorge
dc.date2001-07-08
dc.date2001-08-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:42:04Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:42:04Z
dc.descriptionYears ago Edwards proposed a thermodynamic description of dense granular matter, in which the grains (the `atoms' of the system) interact with inelastic forces. The approach is intriguing but is not justified from first principles, and hence, in the absence of conclusive tests of its validity, it has not been widely accepted. We perform a numerical experiment with a realistic granular matter model specially conceived to be reproducible in the laboratory. The results strongly support the thermodynamic picture.
dc.description4 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0107163
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0107163
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/17993
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleThermodynamic approach to dense granular matter: a numerical realization of a decisive experiment
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