Slotterback, S.
, Toiya, M.
, Goff, L.
, Douglas, J.
and Losert, W.
(2008),
Particle Motion During the Compaction of Granular Matter, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=853585
(Accessed October 15, 2025)
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Particle Motion During the Compaction of Granular Matter
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Steven Slotterback, Masahiro Toiya, Leonard Goff, , Wolfgang Losert
Abstract
We track particle motions in a granular material subjected to compaction using a laser scattering based imaging method where compaction is achieved through thermal cycling. Particle displacements in this jammed fluid correlate strongly with rearrangments of the Voronoi cells defining the local spatial partitioning about the particles, similar to previous observations by Rahman for cooled liquids. Our observations provide further evidence of commonalities between particle dynmics in granular matter close to the jamming transition and supercooled liquids.Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
101
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Journals
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Keywords
correlated motion, glass-forming liquid, granular fluid, jamming, strongly interacting particle system, Voromoi size distribution, Voronoi cells
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Created December 18, 2008, Updated October 12, 2021