Dynamics of a bouncing dimer

Details Dynamics of a bouncing dimer Dynamics of a bouncing dimer

2005-06-07

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0506060v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 044101 (2005)

Physics

Classical Physics

4 pages, 5 figures, Movies: http://physics.clarku.edu/~akudrolli/dimer

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.044101

We investigate the dynamics of a dimer bouncing on a vertically oscillated plate. The dimer, composed of two spheres rigidly connected by a light rod, exhibits several modes depending on initial and driving conditions. The first excited mode has a novel horizontal drift in which one end of the dimer stays on the plate during most of the cycle, while the other end bounces in phase with the plate. The speed and direction of the drift depend on the aspect ratio of the dimer. We employ event-driven simulations based on a detailed treatment of frictional interactions between the dimer and the plate in order to elucidate the nature of the transport mechanism in the drift mode.

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