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Height fluctuations and pressure distribution in a model of random close packing of mono-size discs

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Non-Linearity and Breakdown in Soft Condensed Matter

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We study a variant of the model of random close packing of mono size discs in two dimensions studied by Meakin and Jullien. For this model we calculate the correlation function of the fluctuations of the height in the n-th layer, and show that the width varies as n 1/2 for large n. Assuming that the discs are frictionless we calculate the pressure distribution at the floor and show that the pressure distribution is uniform and is independent of the disorder.

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  1. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, 400 005, Bombay, India

    M. K. Hari Menon

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Kamal K. Bardhan Bikas K. Chakrabarti Alex Hansen

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Hari Menon, M.K. (1994). Height fluctuations and pressure distribution in a model of random close packing of mono-size discs. In: Bardhan, K.K., Chakrabarti, B.K., Hansen, A. (eds) Non-Linearity and Breakdown in Soft Condensed Matter. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 437. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58652-0_28

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