Collective drifts in vibrated granular packings: the interplay of friction and structure

Abstract

We simulate vertically shaken dense granular packings with horizontal periodic boundary conditions. A coordinated translating motion of the whole medium emerges when the horizontal symmetry is broken by disorder or defects in the packing and the shaking is weak enough to conserve the structure. We argue that such a drift originates in the interplay between structural symmetry breaking and frictional forces transmitted by the vibrating plate. A non-linear ratchet model with stick-slips reproduces many faces of the phenomenon. The collective motion discussed here underlies phenomena observed recently with vibrofluidized granular materials, such as persistent rotations and anomalous diffusion.

14 pages and 10 figures (main text and supplemental material)

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