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cond-mat.soft2001★ 23 cited
Entropic Tightening of Vibrated Chains
M. B. Hastings, Z. A. Daya, E. Ben-Naim +1
We investigate experimentally the distribution of configurations of a ring with an elementary topological constraint, a ``figure-8'' twist. Using vibrated granular chains, which pe…
cond-mat.soft2000★ 2 cited
High-Dimensional Diffusive Growth
M. B. Hastings, Thomas C. Halsey
We consider a model of aggregation, both diffusion-limited and ballistic, based on the Cayley tree. Growth is from the leaves of the tree towards the root, leading to non-trivial s…