Granular crystals: Nonlinear dynamics meets materials engineering

• Mason A. Porter ^[1] ; Panayotis G. Kevrekidis ^[2] ; Chiara Daraio ^[3]
  1. [1] University of Oxford

     University of Oxford

     Oxford District, Reino Unido

     
  2. [2] University of Massachusetts Amherst

     University of Massachusetts Amherst

     Town of Amherst, Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich

     Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich

     Zürich, Suiza

     

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• Localización: Physics today, ISSN 0031-9228, Vol. 68, Nº. 11, 2015, pág. 44
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The freedom to choose the size, stiffness, and spatial distribution of macroscopic particles in a lattice makes granular crystals easily tailored building blocks for shock-absorbing materials, sound-focusing devices, acoustic switches, and other exotica.