Riling Relaxed Systems - A New Idea On Equilibrium
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 16:50
in Physics & Chemistry
In a recent study, scientists used simulations to model the behavior of a closed, granular system comprising a chain of equal-sized spheres that touch one another and are sandwiched between two walls. Energy travels through this system as solitary waves, also known as non-dispersive energy bundles. When the system was disturbed by multiple energy perturbations, akin to someone tapping on each of the walls, the energy spread unevenly through the system. read more