Modeling of heterogeneous materials and media is a problem of fundamental importance to
a wide class of phenomena and systems, ranging from condensed matter physics, soft …

Granular materials are ubiquitous in the world around us. They have properties that are
different from those commonly associated with either solids, liquids, or gases. In this review …

Sand, rice, sugar, snow, cement... Although ubiquitous in our daily lives, granular media still
challenge engineers and fascinate researchers. This book provides the state-of-the-art of the …

Granular materials display a variety of behaviors that are in many ways different from those
of other substances. They cannot be easily classified as either solids or liquids. This has …

Granular materials are ubiquitous in our daily lives. While they have been the subject of
intensive engineering research for centuries, in the last two decades granular matter has …

We have investigated the rise of a single large glass bead through a vibrated cylindrical
column of smaller particles and found that vibration-induced size separation in this geometry …

Most studies on granular physics have focused on dry granular media, with no liquids
between the grains. However, in geology and many real world applications (eg food …

THE formation of two-dimensional patterns in biological, chemical and physical systems is
often described by the nonlinear interaction of plane waves1. An alternative approach views …

Granular materials, like sand, powder or grains present intriguing phenomena. Vibration and
shearing can lead to convective motion and segregation. A variation of stress may cause …

Experiments on vertically oscillated granular layers in an evacuated container reveal a
sequence of well-defined pattern bifurcations as the container acceleration is increased …