Density Patterns in Granular Media
Condensed Matter
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Recent experiments by Baxter et al. showed the existence of density waves in granular material flowing out of a hopper. We show, using Molecular Dynamics Simulations, that this effect is a consequence of static friction and find that these density fluctuations follow a spectrum. The effect is enhanced when the opening angle of the hopper decreases.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9302005,
title = {Density Patterns in Granular Media},
author = {G. Ristow and H. J. Herrmann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9302005},
year = {2007}
}
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