We investigate the properties of packings of frictionless non-spherical particles utilizing a
dynamic particle expansion technique. We employ superquadric particles (superellipsoids) …

An understanding of the behaviour of financial assets and the evolution of economies has
never been as important as today. This book looks at these complex systems from the …

We investigate the flow of a granular material over a vibrated horizontal screen. We perform
a direct quantitative comparison, across a range of operating conditions, between laboratory …

We prove nonexistence of breathers (spatially localized and time-periodic oscillations) for a
class of Fermi–Pasta–Ulam lattices representing an uncompressed chain of beads …

The study of mechanics of granular media dates back to the era of Coulomb. He was the first
to postulate the yield condition for homogeneous solids and also conditions for failure in …

A mechanism for creating a Newton's cradle (NC) in nonlinear light wave trains under the
action of the third-order dispersion (TOD) is demonstrated. The formation of the NC structure …

The extension of collision models for single impacts between two bodies, to the case of
multiple impacts (which take place when several collisions occur at the same time in a …

We study nonlinear waves in Newton's cradle, a classical mechanical system consisting of a
chain of beads attached to linear pendula and interacting nonlinearly via Hertz's contact …

We introduce and describe in detail a “virtual laboratory” platform to study granular materials
by combining advanced image reconstruction techniques from computed X-ray micro …

Comminution processes in which grains are broken down into smaller and smaller sizes
represent a critical component in many industries including mineral processing, cement …