Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
1999-11-19
J. Phys. A 33, 4401 (2000)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
22 pages, 35 eps files (21 figures)
Scientific paper
10.1088/0305-4470/33/24/301
We investigate the response properties of granular media in the framework of the so-called {\em Random Tetris Model}. We monitor, for different driving procedures, several quantities: the evolution of the density and of the density profiles, the ageing properties through the two-times correlation functions and the two-times mean-square distance between the potential energies, the response function defined in terms of the difference in the potential energies of two replica driven in two slightly different ways. We focus in particular on the role played by the spatial inhomogeneities (structures) spontaneously emerging during the compaction process, the history of the sample and the driving procedure. It turns out that none of these ingredients can be neglected for the correct interpretation of the experimental or numerical data. We discuss the problem of the optimization of the compaction process and we comment on the validity of our results for the description of granular materials in a thermodynamic framework.
Barrat Alain
Loreto Vittorio
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