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We investigate the role of entropic concepts for the relaxation dynamics in granular systems. In these systems the existence of a geometrical frustration induces a drastic modification of the allowed phase space, which in its turn induces a…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 E. Caglioti , V. Loreto

The definition of weighted entropy allows for easy calculation of the entropy of the mixture of measures. In this paper we investigate the problem of equivalent definition of the general entropy function in weighted form. We show that under…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-05-15 Marek Śmieja

We experimentally investigate the steady states of two granular assemblies differing in their material properties and allowed to exchange volume with each other under external agitation in the vicinity of their jamming transition. We…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2010-02-01 F. Lechenault , Karen E. Daniels

Trigonometric and trigonometric-algebraic entropies are introduced. Regularity increases the entropy and the maximal entropy is shown to result when a regular $n$-gon is inscribed in a circle. A regular $n$-gon circumscribing a circle gives…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2011-10-25 B. H. Lavenda

The construction of stable, conservative, and accurate volume dissipation is extended to discretizations that possess a generalized summation-by-parts (SBP) property within a tensor-product framework. The dissipation operators can be…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-19 Alex Bercik , David A. Craig Penner , David W. Zingg

A thermodynamic formulation for moving granular material is proposed. The fluctuations due to the constant flux and dissipation of energy are controlled in a `granular' ensemble by a pressure $\wp$ (`compression') which is conjugate to a…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 H. J. Herrmann

We report a numerical calculation of the total number of disordered jammed configurations $\Omega$ of $N$ repulsive, three-dimensional spheres in a fixed volume $V$. To make these calculations tractable, we increase the computational…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2016-01-29 Stefano Martiniani , K. Julian Schrenk , Jacob D. Stevenson , David J. Wales , Daan Frenkel

We propose a general definition of nonequilibrium entropy of a classical stochastic field. As an example of particular interest in cosmology we apply this definition to compute the entropy of density perturbations in an inflationary…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 R. Brandenberger , V. Mukhanov , T. Prokopec

Attributing thermodynamic properties to the Bunch-Davies state in static patch of de Sitter space and setting the corresponding equations of state, we demonstrate that, for pure gravity, the bulk entropy computed on-shell as a volume…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-12-22 Dmitrii Diakonov

This chapter concerns "control volume analysis", the standard engineering tool for the analysis of flow systems, and its application to entropy balance calculations. Firstly, the principles of control volume analysis are enunciated and…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2014-07-22 Robert K. Niven , Bernd R. Noack

In this note we discuss a paradigmatic example of interacting particles subject to non conservative external forces and to the action of thermostats consisting of external (finite) reservoirs of particles. We then consider a model of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 F. Bonetto , G. Gallavotti , A. Giuliani , F. Zamponi

We develop a geometric realization of a broad class of generalized black hole entropy functionals by establishing their direct correspondence with the Misner$-$Sharp quasilocal mass and the Wald Noether$-$charge entropy in scalar$-$tensor…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-19 Hussain Gohar

We construct a contour function for the entanglement entropies in generic harmonic lattices. In one spatial dimension, numerical analysis are performed by considering harmonic chains with either periodic or Dirichlet boundary conditions. In…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-08-29 Andrea Coser , Cristiano De Nobili , Erik Tonni

We obtain cubature formulas of volume potentials over bounded domains combining the basis functions introduced in the theory of approximate approximations with their integration over the tangential-halfspace. Then the computation is reduced…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-10-29 F. Lanzara , V. Maz'ya , G. Schmidt

Naturally-occurring granular materials often consist of angular particles whose shape and frictional characteristics may have important implications on macroscopic flow rheology. In this paper, we provide a theoretical account for the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-02 Charles K. C. Lieou , Ahmed E. Elbanna , J. S. Langer , J. M. Carlson

We establish a sharp estimate for a minimal number of binary digits (bits) needed to represent all bounded total generalized variation functions taking values in a general totally bounded metric space $(E,\rho)$ up to an accuracy of…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2020-11-19 Rossana Capuani , Prerona Dutta , Khai T. Nguyen

We consider the numerical solution of coupled volume-surface reaction-diffusion systems having a detailed balance equilibrium. Based on the conservation of mass, an appropriate quadratic entropy functional is identified and an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-11-04 Herbert Egger , Klemens Fellner , Jan-Frederik Pietschmann , Bao Quoc Tang

In its continuous version, the entropy functional measuring the information content of a given probability density may be plagued by a "measure" problem that results from improper weighting of phase space. This issue is addressed…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2011-06-08 P. Maynar , E. Trizac

Granular segregation is ubiquitous in industrial, geological or daily-life context, but there is still no unifying theoretical approach. In this review, we examine two examples of granular segregation -- shallow rapid flows and rotating…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-03-13 Matthias Schröter , Karen E. Daniels

We give a notion of entropy for general gemetric structures, which generalizes well-known notions of topological entropy of vector fields and geometric entropy of foliations, and which can also be applied to singular objects, e.g. singular…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2011-09-27 Nguyen Tien Zung