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Inelastic collapse of a ball bouncing on a randomly vibrating platform.

Satya N Majumdar1, Michael J Kearney

  • 1Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistique, Université Paris-Sud, Bâtiment 100 91405, Orsay Cedex, France. majumdar@lptms.u-psud.fr

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|October 13, 2007
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This study examines inelastic collisions of a bouncing ball on a vibrating platform. Unlike elastic collisions, inelastic ones result in exponential distributions for flight numbers and collapse times, with universal behavior near the elastic limit.

Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Statistical Mechanics

Background:

  • Understanding chaotic dynamics is crucial in physics.
  • Bouncing systems exhibit complex behaviors, especially with external stimuli.
  • Previous studies focused on elastic collisions, leaving inelastic dynamics less explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate the dynamics of a ball undergoing inelastic collisions on a randomly vibrating platform.
  • To analyze the distributions of the number of flights and total collapse time.
  • To compare the behavior of inelastic collisions with the known power-law distributions of elastic collisions.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling of a bouncing ball system.
  • Analysis of probability distributions for key dynamic variables.

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  • Mathematical derivation of tail behaviors for flight number and collapse time.

    • Main Results:

    • Inelastic collisions lead to exponential tails in distributions, unlike the power-law tails in elastic collisions.
    • The decay exponents (theta1, theta2) depend on the coefficient of restitution.
    • As the system approaches the elastic limit, these exponents universally vanish.

    Conclusions:

    • The transition from elastic to inelastic collisions fundamentally alters the statistical properties of the bouncing ball system.
    • The nonuniversal nature of the decay exponents highlights the role of inelasticity.
    • Universal behavior is observed in the limit of near-elastic collisions.