Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2005-03-16
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 148001 (2005)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
4 pages, 5 figures, Changes in the references
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.148001
We have found a way to analyze Edwards' density of states for static granular packings in the special case of round, rigid, frictionless grains assuming constant coordination number. It obtains the most entropic density of single grain states, which predicts several observables including the distribution of contact forces. We compare these results against empirical data obtained in dynamic simulations of granular packings. The agreement is quite good, helping validate the use of statistical mechanics methods in granular physics. The differences between theory and empirics are mainly related to the coordination number, and when the empirical data are sorted by that number we obtain several insights that suggest an underlying elegance in the density of states.
Donahue Carly M.
Metzger Philip T.
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