A show with sand and snow
20th. Dec. 2017, Vortrag, Saal MC122, Lotharstraße 1, Campus Duisburg
Time:
Start: 20th. Dec. 2017. 01:00 p.m.
End: 20th. Dec. 2017. 04:00 p.m.
Author(s):
Prof. Dr. Dietrich Wolf Universität Duisburg-Essen
Organizer(s):
Dr. Andreas Reichert Universität Duisburg-Essen
Abstract:
Granular media can be very entertaining for scientists. The reason is that on
first sight they offer themselves as macroscopic illustration of molecular dynamics in gases, fluids or solids. The closest analogy exists perhaps with glasses. Upon closer look, however, the vast number of internal degrees of freedom of each particle and the excluded volume interaction give rise to phenomena that have no counterpart in gases, fluids and solids. In this talk some “kitchen table” demonstrations of these phenomena will be presented.
Their relation to modern research in different fields ranging from astrophysics to robotics will be discussed.