Diffusion and velocity correlations of the phase transitions in a system of macroscopic rolling spheres

F. Vega Reyes, A. Rodríguez-Rivas, J. F. González-Saavedra +1

We study an air-fluidized granular monolayer, composed of plastic spheres which roll on a metallic grid. The air current is adjusted so that the spheres never loose contact with th…