Published June 7, 1997 | Version v1
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The compaction in granular media and frustrated Ising models

Creators

  • 1. Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Universita di Napoli 'Federico II', INFM and INFN Sezione di Napoli, Naples (Italy)
  • 2. PMMH ESPCI, Paris (France)
  • 3. ICA 1, Universitaet Stuttgart, Stuttgart (Germany)

Description

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. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available online at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 4361-6447) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

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URL
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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. L379-L385
ISSN
0305-4470

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
32048265
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GRANULAR MATERIALS; ISING MODEL; LATTICE PARAMETERS; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RELAXATION
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; CRYSTAL MODELS; DATA; EVALUATION; INFORMATION; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL DATA