2 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
Thermodynamics of bouncing grains
Olivier Devauchelle, Predrag Popović, Piotr Szymczak +2
When a horizontal plate vibrates strongly enough, it causes small particles such as sand grains to continually bounce on it and, over time, to diffuse across its surface. This phen…
cond-mat.stat-mech2024
Dislike of general opinion makes for tight elections
Olivier Devauchelle, Piotr Szymczak, Piotr Nowakowski
In modern democracies, the outcome of elections and referendums is often remarkably tight. The repetition of these divisive events are the hallmark of a split society; to the physi…