paper

Irreversible dynamics of a massive intruder in dense granular fluids

arXiv:1007.0364 · doi:10.1209/0295-5075/92/34001

Abstract

A Generalized Langevin Equation with exponential memory is proposed for the dynamics of a massive intruder in a dense granular fluid. The model reproduces numerical correlation and response functions, violating the equilibrium Fluctuation Dissipation relations. The source of memory is identified in the coupling of the tracer velocity with a spontaneous local velocity field in the surrounding fluid. Such identification allows us to measure the intruder's fluctuating entropy production as a function of and , obtaining a neat verification of the Fluctuation Relation.

5 pages, 3 figures accepted for publication in EPL

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