Dynamics of a bouncing dimer

[en] We investigate the dynamics of a dimer bouncing on a vertically oscillated plate. The dimer, composed of two spheres rigidly connected by a light rod, exhibits several modes depending on initial and driving conditions. The first excited mode has a novel horizontal drift in which one end of the dimer stays on the plate during most of the cycle, while the other end bounces in phase with the plate. The speed and direction of the drift depend on the aspect ratio of the dimer. We employ event-driven simulations based on a detailed treatment of frictional interactions between the dimer and the plate in order to elucidate the nature of the transport mechanism in the drift mode.

Disciplines :

Physics

Author, co-author :

Dorbolo, Stéphane ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique statistique

Volfson, D.

Tsimring, L.

Kudrolli, A.

Language :

English

Title :

Dynamics of a bouncing dimer

Publication date :

22 July 2005

Journal title :

Physical Review Letters

ISSN :

0031-9007

eISSN :

1079-7114

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American Physical Soc, College Pk, United States - Maryland

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