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Record Nr.

UNINA9910739468903321

Autore

Chong Christopher

Titolo

Coherent Structures in Granular Crystals : From Experiment and Modelling to Computation and Mathematical Analysis / / by Christopher Chong, Panayotis G. Kevrekidis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-77884-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (100 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Physics, , 2191-5423

Disciplina

620.43

Soggetti

Amorphous substances

Complex fluids

Mathematical physics

Physics

Applied mathematics

Engineering mathematics

Building materials

Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics

Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences

Mathematical Methods in Physics

Mathematical and Computational Engineering

Structural Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and Motivation of Models -- Shock Waves -- Traveling Solitary Waves -- Discrete (Dark) Breathers -- Heterogeneous Media -- Variations on the Theme -- Conclusions and Outlook.

Sommario/riassunto

This book summarizes a number of fundamental developments at the interface of granular crystals and the mathematical and computational analysis of some of their key localized nonlinear wave solutions. The subject presents a blend of the appeal of granular crystals as a prototypical engineering tested for a variety of diverse applications, the novelty in the nonlinear physics of its coherent structures, and the



tractability of a series of mathematical and computational techniques to analyse them. While the focus is on principal one-dimensional solutions such as shock waves, traveling waves, and discrete breathers, numerous extensions of the discussed patterns, e.g., in two dimensions, chains with defects, heterogeneous settings, and other recent developments are discussed. The book appeals to researchers in the field, as well as for graduate and advanced undergraduate students. It will be of interest to mathematicians, physicists and engineers alike.