Calculations of the structure of basin volumes for mechanically stable packings
Ashwin SS, Blawzdziewicz J, O'Hern CS, Shattuck MD. Calculations of the structure of basin volumes for mechanically stable packings. Physical Review E 2012, 85: 061307. PMID: 23005086, DOI: 10.1103/physreve.85.061307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsColloidsComputer SimulationModels, ChemicalModels, MolecularMotionParticle SizeRheologyConceptsBasins of attractionMS packingsSystem size increasesFinite numberConfiguration spaceComplex geometric featuresInitial conditionsProfile functionGeometrical propertiesStable packingΓ distributionJammed systemsComputational methodsNovel computational methodSimple modelGeometric featuresFast quench ratesProbabilityComplex structureComputational model systemSmaller core volumeFrictionless particlesBasin volumeQuench rateSize increasesConstraints and vibrations in static packings of ellipsoidal particles
Schreck CF, Mailman M, Chakraborty B, O'Hern CS. Constraints and vibrations in static packings of ellipsoidal particles. Physical Review E 2012, 85: 061305. PMID: 23005084, DOI: 10.1103/physreve.85.061305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatic packingsEllipsoidal particlesFinite compressionMechanical propertiesStiffness matrixAspect ratioSpherical particlesHarmonic responseNumber of particlesAmorphous packingsParticlesAmplitude δPotential energy scalesMatrixInterparticle separationCompressionVibrationModePackingContact numberContactJamming