Temperature Anisotropy in a Driven Granular Gas

Details Temperature Anisotropy in a Driven Granular Gas Temperature Anisotropy in a Driven Granular Gas

2004-04-07

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0404174v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

When smooth granular material is fluidized by vertically shaking a container, we find that the temperature in the direction of energy input always exceeds the temperature in the other directions. An analytical model is presented which shows how the anisotropy can be traced back to the inelasticity of the interparticle collisions and the collisions with the wall. The model compares very well with molecular dynamics simulations. It is concluded that any non-isotropic driving of a granular gas in a steady state necessarily causes anisotropy of the granular temperature.

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