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T Aste1, T Di Matteo

  • 1Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. tomaso.aste@anu.edu.au

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Granular aggregates exhibit non-linear scaling in volume fluctuations with sample size. This anomalous scaling is linked to correlations between grains, potentially described by a universal equation for all cluster sizes.

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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Statistical Mechanics

Background:

  • Granular materials exhibit complex statistical properties.
  • Understanding density fluctuations and their scaling is crucial for material behavior.
  • Correlations between constituent grains influence macroscopic properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the scaling of density fluctuations in granular aggregates with sample size.
  • To explore the relationship between scaling properties and inter-grain correlations.
  • To identify potential universal descriptions for volume fluctuations.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of aggregate statistical properties.
  • Examination of correlations in grain positions.
  • Study of correlations in Voronoï cell volumes.
  • Development of scaling laws for volume fluctuations.

Main Results:

  • A non-linear scaling law was discovered for aggregate volume fluctuations as a function of sample size.
  • Distinct behaviors were observed for correlations between grain positions and Voronoï cell volumes.
  • The anomalous scaling was directly linked to these inter-grain correlations.

Conclusions:

  • Volume fluctuations in granular aggregates display anomalous, non-linear scaling with sample size.
  • Inter-grain correlations (positional and volumetric) are key drivers of this scaling behavior.
  • A single universal equation may describe these volume fluctuations across various sample and cluster sizes.