Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2002-02-27
Europhys. Lett. 60 (5), pp.684-690 (2002)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
7 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1209/epl/i2002-00363-0
We study segregation patterns in a hard sphere binary model under gravity subject to sequences of taps. We discuss the appearance of the ``Brazil nut'' effect (where large particles move up) and the ``reverse Brazil nut'' effects in the stationary states reached by ``tap'' dynamics. In particular, we show that the stationary state depends only on two thermodynamical quantities: the gravitational energy of the first and of the second species and not on the sample history. To describe the properties of the system, we generalize Edwards' approach by introducing a canonical distribution characterized by two configurational temperatures, conjugate to the energies of the two species. This is supported by Monte Carlo calculations showing that the average of several quantities over the tap dynamics and over such distribution coincide. The segregation problem can then be understood as an equilibrium statistical mechanics problem with two control parameters.
Coniglio Antonio
Fierro Annalisa
Nicodemi Mario
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