Crystallization of a Quasi-Two-Dimensional Granular Fluid

@article{shattuck06, abstract = {We experimentally investigate the crystallization of a uniformly heated quasi-2D granular fluid as a function of the filling fraction. Our experimental results for the Lindemann melting criterion, the radial distribution function, the bond order parameter, and the statistics of topological changes at the particle level are the same as those found in simulations of equilibrium hard disks. This direct mapping suggests that the study of equilibrium systems can be effectively applied to study nonequilibrium steady states such as those found in our driven and dissipative granular system.}, author = {Reis, P. M. and Ingale, R. A. and Shattuck, M. D.}, citeulike-article-id = {2087003}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.258001}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {2d, crystals, granular, journal-club}, number = {25}, pages = {258001}, posted-at = {2007-12-10 22:23:57}, priority = {5}, publisher = {APS}, title = {Crystallization of a Quasi-Two-Dimensional Granular Fluid}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.258001}, volume = {96}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - shattuck06 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2087003 N2 - We experimentally investigate the crystallization of a uniformly heated quasi-2D granular fluid as a function of the filling fraction. Our experimental results for the Lindemann melting criterion, the radial distribution function, the bond order parameter, and the statistics of topological changes at the particle level are the same as those found in simulations of equilibrium hard disks. This direct mapping suggests that the study of equilibrium systems can be effectively applied to study nonequilibrium steady states such as those found in our driven and dissipative granular system. IS - 25 JF - Physical Review Letters EP - 258001 TI - Crystallization of a Quasi-Two-Dimensional Granular Fluid PB - APS VL - 96 SP - 258001 KW - 2d KW - crystals KW - granular KW - journal-club AU - Reis, PM AU - Ingale, RA AU - Shattuck, MD PY - 2006/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.258001 ER -