@article{b,
title = {Internal avalanches in models of granular media},
author = {Supriya Khrishnamurthy and Vittorio Loreto and Hans J. Hermmann and Mario Nicodemi and Stephane Roux},
url = {http://www.worldscinet.com/fractals/07/0701/S0218348X99000074.html, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=000081441600006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=0c7ff228ccbaaa74236f48834a34396a},
year = {1999},
date = {1999-01-01},
journal = {FRACTALS-COMPLEX GEOMETRY PATTERNS AND SCALING IN NATURE AND SOCIETY},
volume = {7},
pages = {51--58},
abstract = {We study the phenomenon of internal avalanching within the context of recently introduced lattice models of granular media. The avalanche is produced by pulling out a grain at the base of the packing and then studying the number of grains to be rearranged before the packing is stable again. We find that the avalanches are long-ranged, decaying as a power law. We study the distribution of avalanches as a function of the density of the packing and find that the avalanche distribution is a very sensitive structural probe of the system.},
keywords = {granular_media, herrmann, khrishnamurthy, loreto, nicodemi, roux},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
We study the phenomenon of internal avalanching within the context of recently introduced lattice models of granular media. The avalanche is produced by pulling out a grain at the base of the packing and then studying the number of grains to be rearranged before the packing is stable again. We find that the avalanches are long-ranged, decaying as a power law. We study the distribution of avalanches as a function of the density of the packing and find that the avalanche distribution is a very sensitive structural probe of the system.
@article{b,
title = {Self-structuring of granular media under internal avalanching},
author = {Supriya Khirshnamurthy and Vittorio Loreto and Hans J. Hermann and Subhrangshu S. Manna and Stephane Roux},
url = {http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v83/i2/p304_1, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=000081358900016&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=0c7ff228ccbaaa74236f48834a34396a},
year = {1999},
date = {1999-01-01},
journal = {PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS},
volume = {83},
pages = {304--307},
publisher = {American Physical Soc., One Physics Ellipse, College PK, MD 20740-3844 USA},
abstract = {We study the phenomenon of internal avalanching within the context of recently proposed "Tetris" lattice models for granular media. We define a recycling dynamics under which the system reaches a steady state which is self-structured, i.e., it shows a complex interplay between textured internal structures and critical avalanche behavior. Furthermore, we develop a general mean-field theory for this class of systems and discuss possible scenarios for the breakdown of universality.},
keywords = {granular_media, herrmann, khrishnamurthy, loreto, manna, roux},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
We study the phenomenon of internal avalanching within the context of recently proposed "Tetris" lattice models for granular media. We define a recycling dynamics under which the system reaches a steady state which is self-structured, i.e., it shows a complex interplay between textured internal structures and critical avalanche behavior. Furthermore, we develop a general mean-field theory for this class of systems and discuss possible scenarios for the breakdown of universality.