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This study explores the glass transition in driven, dissipative hard spheres. Increasing dissipation shifts this transition to higher densities, persisting even with strong driving.

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Area of Science:

Physics
Soft Matter Physics
Statistical Mechanics

Background:

Understanding the behavior of granular materials and dense particle systems is crucial.
Glass transitions are fundamental phenomena in condensed matter physics.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the influence of dissipation and driving on the glass transition in hard sphere systems.
To explore the predictions of mode-coupling theory for driven dissipative systems.

Main Methods:

Utilizing mode-coupling theory (MCT) to model the system dynamics.
Simulating a system of dissipative hard spheres with normal restitution.
Applying bulk driving to individual particles.

Main Results:

A glass transition is predicted at a finite transition density.
Increased dissipation shifts the glass transition to higher densities.
The transition persists even at high dissipation levels, up to totally inelastic collisions.

Conclusions:

Dissipation plays a significant role in determining the glass transition density.
Mode-coupling theory provides a valid framework for studying driven dissipative systems.
The glass transition is a robust phenomenon, observable across a range of dissipative conditions.