Kim K, Moon JK, Park JJ, Kim HK, Pak HK. Jamming transition in a highly dense granular system under vertical vibration.
PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2005;
72:011302. [PMID:
16089951 DOI:
10.1103/physreve.72.011302]
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Abstract
The dynamics of the jamming transition in a three-dimensional granular system under vertical vibration is studied using diffusing-wave spectroscopy. When the maximum acceleration of the external vibration is large, the granular system behaves like a fluid, with the dynamic correlation function G (t) relaxing rapidly. As the acceleration of vibration approaches the gravitational acceleration g , the relaxation of G (t) slows down dramatically, and eventually stops. Thus the system undergoes a phase transition and behaves like a solid. Near the transition point, we find that the structural relaxation shows a stretched exponential behavior. This behavior is analogous to the behavior of supercooled liquids close to the glass transition.
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