Translational and Rotational Dynamical Heterogeneities in Granular Systems

Autor: Zhifeng Li, Binquan Kou, Walter Kob, Jie Zhang, Haipeng Dong, Yujie Wang, Ang Zhang, Chengjie Xia, Yixin Cao, Jindong Li
Přispěvatelé: Shanghai Jiao Tong University [Shanghai], Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures [Nanjing University] (LSSMS), Nanjing University (NJU)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Physical Review Letters
Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society, 2018, 121, pp.018002-1. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.018002⟩
ISSN: 0031-9007
1079-7114
Popis: We use X-ray tomography to investigate the translational and rotational dynamical heterogeneities of a three dimensional hard ellipsoids granular packing driven by oscillatory shear. We find that particles which translate quickly form clusters with a size distribution given by a power-law with an exponent that is independent of the strain amplitude. Identical behavior is found for particles that are translating slowly, rotating quickly, or rotating slowly. The geometrical properties of these four different types of clusters are the same as those of random clusters. Different cluster types are considerably correlated/anticorrelated, indicating a significant coupling between translational and rotational degrees of freedom. Surprisingly these clusters are formed already at time scales that are much shorter than the $\alpha-$relaxation time, in stark contrast to the behavior found in glass-forming systems.
Comment: 9 pages
Databáze: OpenAIRE