Browsing by Author "Arévalo, Roberto"

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    Contact network topology in tapped granular media
    (American Physical Society, 2013) Arévalo, Roberto; Pugnaloni, Luis; Zuriguel, Iker; Maza, Diego
    We analyze the contact network of simulated two-dimensional granular packings in different states of mechanical equilibrium obtained by tapping. We show that topological descriptors of the contact network allow one to distinguish steady states of the same mean density obtained with different tap intensities. These equal-density states were recently proven to be distinguishable through the mean force moment tensor. In contrast, geometrical descriptors, such as radial distribution functions, bond order parameters, and Voronoi cell distributions, can hardly discriminate among these states. We find that small-order loops of contacts—the polygons of the network—are especially sensitive probes for the contact structure.
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    Tapped granular packings described as complex networks
    (Taylor and Francis, 2013) Arévalo, Roberto; Pugnaloni, Luis; Maza, Diego; Zuriguel, Iker
    We characterize the structure of simulated two-dimensional granular packings using con- cepts from complex networks theory. The packings are generated by a simulated tapping protocol, which allows us to obtain states in mechanical equilibrium in a wide range of densi- ties. We show that our characterization method is able to discriminate non-equivalent states that have the same density. We do this by examining differences in the topological structure of the contact network of the packings. In particular, we find that the polygons of the network are specially sensitive probes for the contact structure. Additionally, we compare the network properties obtained in two different scenarios: the tapped and a compressed system.