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¹Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 1129, Hefei, People's Republic of China.

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Area of Science:

Physics
Materials Science
Complex Systems

Background:

The power-law behavior of impact energy in composite granular chains is not well understood.
Identifying the controlling physical factors is crucial for predicting material behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

To elucidate the physical mechanisms governing the power-law behavior of impact energy in composite granular chains.
To establish a direct link between wave reflection intermittency and energy dynamics.

Main Methods:

Utilized event-driven simulations to model the composite granular chain.
Analyzed the probability distribution functions of waiting time (tau) and energy leakage (DeltaE).
Investigated the relationship between energy leakage and waiting time.

Main Results:

Observed that both waiting time (tau) and energy leakage (DeltaE) follow lognormal distributions.
Demonstrated that the relationship between DeltaE and tau directly explains the power-law behavior of confined energy.
Identified on-off intermittency of wave reflections as a key factor.

Conclusions:

The study provides a clear explanation for the power-law behavior of confined energy in granular chains.
Findings are based on the statistical properties of wave reflection intermittency.
The methodology can be extended to higher dimensions for understanding complex granular material dynamics.