A nonlinear hydrodynamical approach to granular materials
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-10-31 v2
Abstract
We propose a nonlinear hydrodynamical model of granular materials. We show how this model describes the formation of a sand pile from a homogeneous distribution of material under gravity, and then discuss a simulation of a rotating sandpile which shows, in qualitative agreement with experiment, a static and dynamic angle of repose.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0008021,
title = {A nonlinear hydrodynamical approach to granular materials},
author = {Scott A. Hill and Gene F. Mazenko},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0008021},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
17 pages, 14 figures, RevTeX4; minor changes to wording and some additional discussion. Accepted by Phys. Rev. E