A Model for the Propagation of Sound in Granular Materials

Details A Model for the Propagation of Sound in Granular Materials A Model for the Propagation of Sound in Granular Materials

1993-01-26

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9301032v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

21 pages, requires Harvard macros (9/91), 12 postscript figures not included, HLRZ preprint 6/93, (replacement has proper refe

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.49.1647

This paper presents a simple ball-and-spring model for the propagation of small amplitude vibrations in a granular material. In this model, the positional disorder in the sample is ignored and the particles are placed on the vertices of a square lattice. The inter-particle forces are modeled as linear springs, with the only disorder in the system coming from a random distribution of spring constants. Despite its apparent simplicity, this model is able to reproduce the complex frequency response seen in measurements of sound propagation in a granular system. In order to understand this behavior, the role of the resonance modes of the system is investigated. Finally, this simple model is generalized to include relaxation behavior in the force network -- a behavior which is also seen in real granular materials. This model gives quantitative agreement with experimental observations of relaxation.

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