Slow dynamics under gravity: a nonlinear diffusion model

DOI10.1016/S0378-4371(03)00251-6MaRDI QIDQ1394669zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Jeferson J. Arenzon, Yan Levin, Mauro Sellitto

Publication date 23 June 2003

Published in Physica A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0301454

zbMATH Keywords

densely packed particlesdensity relaxationweak random vibration

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Diffusion processes (60J60) Transport processes in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C70) Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30)

Abstract: We present an analytical and numerical study of a nonlinear diffusion model which describes density relaxation of loosely packed particles under gravity and weak random (thermal) vibration, and compare the results with Monte Carlo simulations of a lattice gas under gravity. The dynamical equation can be thought of as a local density functional theory for a class of lattice gases used to model slow relaxation of glassy and granular materials. The theory predicts a jamming transition line between a low density fluid phase and a high density glassy regime, characterized by diverging relaxation time and logarithmic or power-law compaction according to the specific form of the diffusion coefficient. In particular, we show that the model exhibits history dependent properties, such as quasi reversible-irreversible cycle and memory effects -- as observed in recent experiments, and dynamical heterogeneities.

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