A column of grains in the jamming limit: glassy dynamics in the compaction process
Statistical Mechanics
2007-05-23 v2
Abstract
We investigate a stochastic model describing a column of grains in the jamming limit, in the presence of a low vibrational intensity. The key control parameter of the model, , is a representation of granular shape, related to the reduced void space. Regularity and irregularity in grain shapes, respectively corresponding to rational and irrational values of , are shown to be centrally important in determining the statics and dynamics of the compaction process.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0305248,
title = {A column of grains in the jamming limit: glassy dynamics in the compaction process},
author = {J. M. Luck and Anita Mehta},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0305248},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
29 pages, 14 figures, 1 table. Various minor changes and updates. To appear in EPJ B