Granular media conceal a very complex behaviour behind their apparent simplicity ("... is just sand"). Typical properties of granulates are, for example, the discrete structure and the inhomogeneity. This leads to the fact that backfills far away from thermal equilibrium can be very "stable" after all. The question now arises as to what consequences this has for the behaviour of sand accumulations.
Authors
Alexander Schinner
Event
Spezialseminar "Aspekte der Physik granularer Medien"
Location
Magdeburg, Germany
Published
19.05.1998
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