The compaction in granular media and frustrated Ising models
- 7 June 1997
- journal article
- letter
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics A: General Physics
- Vol. 30 (11) , L379-L385
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/30/11/006
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.Keywords
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