Nonlinear waves in disordered diatomic granular chains.
We investigate the propagation and scattering of highly nonlinear waves in disordered granular chains composed of diatomic (two-mass) units of spheres that interact via Hertzian contact. Using ideas from statistical mechanics, we consider each diatomic unit to be a "spin," so that a granul...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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