A model for the compaction of granular media

1996/06/14 by Mario Nicodemi, Antonio Coniglio, Nicodemi, Mario +3
Physics and Astronomy · #Condensed Matter (cond-mat) #FOS: Physical sciences #cond-mat

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/9606097

4 pages, 4 Postscript figures, .tar compressed file

arxiv created 1996/06/14 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

We introduce a lattice model, in which frustration plays a crucial role, to describe relaxation properties of granular media. We show Monte Carlo results for compaction in the presence of vibrations and gravity, which compare well with experimental data.

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