Scattering of solitary waves in granular media

Abstract

A detailed numerical study of the scattering of solitary waves by a barrier, in a granular media with Hertzian contact, shows the existence of secondary multipulse structures generated at the interface of two "sonic vacua", which have a similar structure as the one previously found by Nesterenko and coworkers.

4 pages, 9 figures (fig 5, replaced). Submitted to PRL

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